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WGUS66 KSTO 202046
FFASTO
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1246 PM PST TUE FEB 20 2024
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NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA
COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRFIELD/SUISUN, ALDER SPRINGS,
STOCKTON, JACKSON, PARADISE, RED BLUFF, REDDING, SACRAMENTO,
OROVILLE, GRASS VALLEY, MODESTO, MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY, AND CHICO
1246 PM PST TUE FEB 20 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA, MOTHERLODE, MOUNTAINS
SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY, NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE
FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
KH/KF
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