469  
WGUS86 KHNX 032047  
FLSHNX  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
1247 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026  
 
CAC029-032245-  
/O.NEW.KHNX.FA.Y.0008.260103T2047Z-260103T2245Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
KERN CA-  
1247 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
COUNTY, KERN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 245 PM PST.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1247 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE  
FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 0.7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED  
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR  
FLOODING.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
BODFISH AND DEMOCRAT.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF  
CREEKS, ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS  
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES, MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP  
TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3550 11869 3559 11852 3556 11850 3556 11849  
3555 11850 3553 11844 3553 11841 3549 11837  
3548 11839 3549 11844 3545 11847 3546 11851  
3543 11850 3544 11854 3541 11855 3541 11857  
3547 11858 3550 11865  
 
 
 
SM  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab CA Page
Main Text Page