Alert archive / California / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood warning at Mar 23, 2011, 2:51 PM PDT for Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 4:42 PM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2011, 2:51 PM PDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2011, 4:42 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 8:33 AM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Navarro River near Navarro (NVRC1). The gauge peaked at 26.53 ft at Mar 24, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT.
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30 ft
- Major stage
- 34 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 11468000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
075 WGUS46 KEKA 232151 FLWEKA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 251 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY THE SECOND OF TWO STORMS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE NAVARRO RIVER BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE 24 HOUR RIVER BASIN RAINFALL AMOUNT FROM 500 PM TONIGHT TO 500 PM THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES.FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1000 AM PDT THURSDAY MARCH 24 2011 OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-240951- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.W.0002.110324T2342Z-110325T1533Z/ /NVRC1.1.ER.110324T2342Z.110325T0600Z.110325T0933Z.NO/ 251 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED AROUND 500 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAVARRO RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 25.6 FEET AROUND 1100 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. THEN WILL RECEDE TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 23.0 FEET AROUND 300 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET...FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 128 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 1 IS CERTAIN AND THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE ALTERNATE ROUTES $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2:59 PM PDT | River Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 32 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.