Sacramento, CA….The National Weather Service has updated their flood watch warning to run through Wednesday afternoon. Please use caution on our area roadways and make plans if you live in a low lying area. Full text of the updated warnings updated this morning area below…

Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

…POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH WEDNESDAY…

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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
330 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
BURNEY BASIN …/ EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY…CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND
DELTA…CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY…CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE
COUNTY…MOTHERLODE…MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY…NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY…
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY…NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY…
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY…SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY…WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER, A NARROW CORRIDOR OF CONCENTRATED
MOISTURE, WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVELS DURING THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION.

* RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, 4 TO 8
INCHES IN THE COASTAL AND SHASTA MOUNTAINS, AND 7 TO 16 INCHES
IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS, MOTHERLODE, WESTERN PLUMAS
MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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Flood Warning
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
622 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

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Sutter CA-Plumas CA-Alpine CA-Placer CA-Shasta CA-Lassen CA-
Amador CA-Tuolumne CA-Sacramento CA-Stanislaus CA-El Dorado CA-
Calaveras CA-Tehama CA-Butte CA-Glenn CA-Sierra CA-Yuba CA-Nevada CA-
622 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a

* Flood Warning for Small Streams in…
Northeastern Sutter County in central California…
Plumas County in northern California…
Alpine County in northern California…
Placer County in central California…
Southeastern Shasta County in northern California…
Southern Lassen County in northern California…
Amador County in northern California…
Tuolumne County in northern California…
Northeastern Sacramento County in central California…
Northeastern Stanislaus County in central California…
El Dorado County in northern California…
Calaveras County in northern California…
Eastern Tehama County in northern California…
Butte County in northern California…
Northeastern Glenn County in central California…
Sierra County in northern California…
Yuba County in central California…
Nevada County in northern California…

* Until 600 AM PST Tuesday

* At 603 AM PST, reporting gauges indicate several streams within
the warning area rising rapidly. Over and inch of rain has fallen
in the valley with several inches of rainfall in the foothills and
Sierra over the last 24 hours.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include…
Roseville, Redding, Chico, Folsom, Rocklin, Paradise, Oroville,
Grass Valley, Marysville, Sonora, Chester, and Cisco. Several
rivers, streams and tributaries throughout the Sierra foothills
including the Feather, Yuba, American, Tuolumne and Cosumnes
rivers are expected to crest this afternoon topping bankfull in
many areas. Local roadway flooding is likely as well.

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches are forecast in the
warning area of the Sierra and foothills over the next two days.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

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LAT…LON 3806 11987 3791 11989 3784 11983 3776 11988
3782 12008 3773 12034 3760 12048 3917 12166
4042 12246 4099 12172 4024 12105 4007 12082
3971 12072 3962 12048 3919 12024 3885 12016
3881 12003 3869 11998 3845 11968 3818 11960

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MS/CM

Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

…STRONG WINDS SUNDAY…

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO OCCUR ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY, EASTERN SOLANO COUNTY, AND DELTA AREA, AND SIERRA
FOOTHILLS.

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NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDDING, RED BLUFF, LAKEPORT,
GRASS VALLEY, AND JACKSON
330 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS…SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…DOWNED TREES, TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
MODERATE-SIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. 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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