Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
9 PM PST FRI FEB 14 1986

...HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE COAST FROM THE OREGON
       BORDER TO POINT CONCEPTION FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
         TO 60 MPH...
...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
...WINTER STORM WATCH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN THE MOUNT SHASTA
          SISKIYOU AREA FOR LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND GUSTY WINDS...

THE MASSIVE PACIFIC STORM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
TO CALIFORNIA EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY.  THE STEADY RAIN HAS NOW GIVEN WAY TO SHOWERS AND
THESE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY ACCOMPANIED BY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

THE STRONG WINDS OF EARLIER TODAY HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT AFTER
PEAKING IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE AT SOME EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTS
OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED
COASTAL AND HILLTOP LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEAVY SHOWERS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THE RAIN IS CHANGING TO SNOW AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE ABOUT 5000 TO 7000 FEET. THE STRONG WINDS
ACCOMPANYING THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.

ANYONE EXPECTING TO TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES. TRAVELERS THROUGH
MOUNTAIN AREAS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR VERY DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT THE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

PERICHT

SPECIAL WEATHER AND RADAR STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CALIF
1135 PM PST FRI FEB 14 1986

....THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER AND WEST OF COAST RANGE....
....THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY....

AT 1130 PM..VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE CENTERED JUST NORTH OF
WILLIAMS /IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY/ AND 10 MILES WEST OF SAN FRAN-
CISCO.  THE CELLS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

ISOLATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO SEEN CLUSTERED AROUND
SANTA ROSA AND OVER NORTHERN MARIN COUNTY..THOUGH NOT QUITE AS INTENSE
AT THE TWO CELLS ABOVE.

ALL THIS ACTION WAS PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS
THAT EXTENDED FROM REDDING TO 30 MILES WEST OF MONTEREY.

ELSEWHERE..RAIN AND SNOWSHOWERS WERE SEEN FROM SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE TO
SONORA.  ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS WERE DETECTED EAST OF SACRAMENTO AND
EAST OF FAIRFIELD.
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