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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
141 PM PST WED FEB 12 2025
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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY
TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
MOTHERLODE-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SACRAMENTO, BLUE CANYON, CHICO, RED
BLUFF, PARADISE, MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY, SHASTA DAM, OROVILLE,
QUINCY, ALDER SPRINGS, FAIRFIELD/SUISUN, CHESTER, JACKSON,
REDDING, AND GRASS VALLEY
141 PM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA, CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY,
MOTHERLODE, MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA
COUNTY, NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY, NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY, SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY, SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY, WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK BELOW 4500 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO
2.5 INCHES IN THE VALLEY AND DELTA AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS BELOW THE SNOW LINE. GIVEN VERY WET
CONDITIONS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, MINOR FLOODING IMPACTS
ARE EXPECTED WITH ANY RUNOFF THAT OCCURS. DEBRIS FLOWS OVER
RECENT BURN SCARS LIKE THE PARK FIRE ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT
EXPECT INCREASED MUDDY RUNOFF.
- 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.
SR
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