Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Sacramento, CA

Issued

Jan 22, 1997, 5:20 PM PST (01:20 UTC)

Expired

Jan 22, 1997, 9:00 PM PST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Sacramento, CA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Sacramento County, CA, Solano County, CA, Yolo County, CA

The Sacramento radar (KDAX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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TTAA00 KSAC 230121
FFWSAC
CAC095-113-057-017-005-067-230500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
520 PM PST WED JAN 22 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO CA HAS ISSUED A SMALL
RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM PST FOR PEOPLE
IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

  ...ALL OF SOLANO COUNTY
  ...ALL OF YOLO COUNTY
  ...WESTERN NEVADA COUNTY
  ...WESTERN EL DORADO COUNTY
  ...ALL OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY

IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

  ...WESTERN AMADOR COUNTY

...FLOOD THREAT EXPANDING TO INCLUDE MOTHERLODE AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA...

THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA.  THIS AREA OF RAIN
IS NOW SPREADING INTO THE MOTHERLOAD AS WELL.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THIS AREA TODAY.  RAINFALL RATES OF
1/4 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS IN THE
FOOTHILLS...WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

RESIDENTS ALONG AND NEAR CREEKS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION SAFELY.

DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED HIGHWAYS. MOST FLASH DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE <DANGERS OF FLOODS.

ROWE

NWS Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 22, 3:03 PM PST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
300 PM PST WED JAN 22 1997

RADAR SHOWS HEAVY AREA OF RAIN MOVING EAST THROUGH CENTRAL SACRAMENTO
VALLEY INTO NEARBY FOOTHILLS. MOISTURE PLUME IS SLOWLY MOVING
SOUTHWARD...WITH HEAVY AREAS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
DRYING OUT HAS ALREADY STARTED IN THE NORTH VALLEY WITH ALL MODELS
SHOWING A RAPID DECREASE IN MOISTURE IN MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS
MOVING IN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS WELL. ALL PRECIP EXCEPT SIERNEV
SHOULD END PRIOR TO 18Z THU. NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. MESSICK

SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD WARNING...TNGT TIL 9PM...ZN 16
FLOOD WARNING...THRU THU...ZN 15...SAC RIVER
WNTR STRM WARNING...THRU TNGT...ZNS 68 69
SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOOD WATCH...THRU TNGT...ZNS 67
URBAN AND SML STRM FLOOD ADVSRY...THRU TNGT...ZNS 17 18 19

BLU SC 030/040 032/044 035 62+60
RBL BE 040/055 038/053 042 62+00
SAC BE 044/056 040/055 045 62+50

Flash Flood Warnings in California, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.