Mountain Ranch, CA…NWS Sacramento has issued a flash flood warning for burn areas from the American, King, Butte & Rim Fire areas. Please use caution in these areas. Rainfall rates may exceed flash flood debris flow criteria with storms totals rainfall of 3 to 6 inches Anyone living or traveling on roads in the Butte fire area should be alert for probable road problems due to flooding, rock and debris flows. Large portions of the area have been serverly burned. These areas no longer absorb any rainfall, which can lead to enhanced runoff and possible debris flows. Precautionary preparedness actions for a flash flood watch for a burn area means that conditions, including the formation of thunderstorms, may develop that could generate heavy rainfall rates. Heavy rainfalls rates over recent burn areas could lead to flash floods, rockslides and or debris flows. Be prepared to take action.

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
856 AM PST MON DEC 21 2015

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AMADOR-CALAVERAS-EL DORADO-PLACER-TUOLUMNE-
856 AM PST MON DEC 21 2015

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
AMERICAN…KING…BUTTE…AND RIM FIRE BURN AREAS…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AMERICAN…KING…BUTTE…AND
RIM FIRE BURN AREAS IN PLACER…EL DORADO…AMADOR…CALAVERAS…
AND TUOLUMNE COUNTIES.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED FLASH FLOOD DEBRIS FLOW CRITERIA WITH
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* ANYONE LIVING OR TRAVELING ON ROADS IN THE AMERICAN…KING…BUTTE…
AND RIM FIRE BURN AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PROBABLE ROAD
PROBLEMS DUE TO FLOODING, ROCK AND DEBRIS FLOWS. LARGE PORTIONS
OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. THESE AREAS NO LONGER
ABSORB ANY RAINFALL, WHICH CAN LEAD TO ENHANCED RUNOFF AND
POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAY DEVELOP THAT COULD
GENERATE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OVER RECENT
BURN AREAS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS, ROCKSLIDES AND OR DEBRIS
FLOWS. THIS IS A HEADS UP PRODUCT – BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.

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INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

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CEO

Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
355 AM PST MON DEC 21 2015

…INCREASING WINDS TODAY…

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS TO
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AND
RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TODAY, BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…REDDING…RED BLUFF…CHICO…
OROVILLE…MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY …SACRAMENTO …
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN …STOCKTON…MODESTO…PARADISE…
GRASS VALLEY…JACKSON
355 AM PST MON DEC 21 2015

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT.

* TIMING…GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS…SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS…DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED AND OR WIND GUSTS 40 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

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