Alert archive / California / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood warning at Mar 25, 2011, 3:06 PM PDT for Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Mar 26, 2011, 9:48 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2011, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2011, 9:48 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 9:36 AM PDT
- In force
- 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 22:05 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.
773 WGUS46 KEKA 252206 FLWEKA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 306 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 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 ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE NAVARRO RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO TO REACH FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. 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 SATURDAY MARCH 26 2011 OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-262206- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.W.0003.110326T1648Z-110327T0648Z/ /NVRC1.1.ER.110326T1648Z.110326T1800Z.110327T0048Z.NO/ 306 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED AROUND 10:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THE NAVARRO RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 24.1 FEET AROUND 11:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING. THEN WILL RECEDE TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 23.0 FEET AROUND 6:00 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...AT 23.0 FEET...FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 128 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 1 IS CERTAIN AND THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. $$
1 follow-up statement
853 WGUS86 KEKA 261636 FLSEKA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 936 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH OF RAIN TO THE NAVARRO RIVER BASIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES.FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. THE WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED. && CAC045-261706- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110327T0648Z/ /NVRC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 936 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO. * AT 9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 11:38 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:25 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:15 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 9:15 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 4 days |
Nearby
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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.