Areal Flood Advisory valid from Feb 28 1:20 PM to 7:15 PM PST

Interactive NWS Alert Information

New Event for PNW

Areal Flood Advisory valid from Feb 28 1:20 PM to 7:15 PM PST

Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Feb 28 1:20 PM PST

Radar Time: Feb 28 2014 5:15 PM PST

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
120 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014

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STANISLAUS CA-YOLO CA-SIERRA CA-TUOLUMNE CA-NEVADA CA-PLUMAS CA-
SAN JOAQUIN CA-SUTTER CA-EL DORADO CA-PLACER CA-YUBA CA-AMADOR CA-
CALAVERAS CA-BUTTE CA-SACRAMENTO CA-
120 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR..
  AMADOR COUNTY...
  CALAVERAS COUNTY...
  WESTERN EL DORADO COUNTY...
  WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY...
  WESTERN PLACER COUNTY...
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY...
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY...
  STANISLAUS COUNTY...
  EASTERN SUTTER COUNTY...
  SOUTHWESTERN TUOLUMNE COUNTY...
  SOUTHEASTERN YOLO COUNTY...
  YUBA COUNTY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE COUNTY...
  SOUTHWESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...
  WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 715 PM PST

* AT 115 PM PST STORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BRINGING 
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE 
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND HALF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE 
POSSIBLE. 

SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL HAVE RAPID RISES AND MAY OVERFLOW 
THEIR BANKS. STREET FLOODING ESPECIALLY NEAR STORM DRAINS IS ALREADY 
OCCURRING. PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING 
SPOTS IS ALSO EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE 
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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