San Andreas, CA…Flash Flood Watch for anyone living or traveling on roads in the Butte Fire Burn Area along Jesus Maria Creek and the Calaveras River especially from Whiskey Slide to Highway 26 should be alert for probable road problems due to flooding, rock and debris, Mountain Ranch Rd and the connecting smaller roads within the Butte Fire Burn Area. 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. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are forecast over the burn scar area from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, moderate to heavy rainfall is possible for several hours. Be prepared to take action in the case of flash floods, rockslides and or debris flows.

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1112 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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1112 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE BUTTE FIRE BURN AREA…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BUTTE FIRE BURN AREA IN
CALAVERAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* ANYONE LIVING OR TRAVELING ON ROADS IN THE BUTTE FIRE BURN
AREA ALONG JESUS MARIA CREEK AND THE CALAVERAS RIVER
ESPECIALLY FROM WHISKEY SLIDE TO HIGHWAY 26 SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR PROBABLE ROAD PROBLEMS DUE TO FLOODING, ROCK AND DEBRIS
FLOWS. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE RAILROAD FLAT ROAD,
MOUNTAIN RANCH ROAD AND THE CONNECTING SMALLER ROADS WITHIN
THE BUTTE FIRE BURN AREA. 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.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST OVER THE BURN
SCAR AREA FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT CONDITIONS,
MAY DEVELOP THAT COULD GENERATE PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 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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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

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