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River Flood Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood advisory at Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM PST for Mendocino County, California. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM PST (17:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 6:24 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
County Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Russian River near Hopland (HOPC1). The gauge peaked at 16.01 ft at Dec 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PST.
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 11462500, 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.
962 WGUS86 KEKA 211709 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 909 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY MODERATE RAIN OVER THE RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN IS CAUSING A RAPID RISE ON THE RUSSIAN RIVER THIS MORNING. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 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 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012 AT 4 PM OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-220509- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.Y.0002.121221T1700Z-121222T0700Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 909 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING. * AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 16.5 FEET NEAR NOON. THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 14 FT LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...AT 17 FEET...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 175 AT THE APPROACHES TO THE RUSSIAN RIVER BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 222 NEAR UKIAH...AND IN CROP LAND ALONG THE LEFT AND RIGHT BANKS NEAR HOPLAND. $$
2 follow-up statements
150 WGUS86 KEKA 212249 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 249 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY THE RUSSIAN RIVER FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 15.5 FEET. THEN WILL START TO RECEDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES. FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 AT 7:30 PM OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-220400- /O.EXT.KEKA.FL.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0400Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 249 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS EXTENDED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 2:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WILL RECEDE TO NEAR 13 FEET AT 9:00 PM THIS EVENING. $$
349 WGUS86 KEKA 220224 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 624 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAIN IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE LIMITED EFFECTS ON THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. THEREFORE THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELLED. 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. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. NO FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE RUSSIAN AT HOPLAND FOR THIS EVENT. && CAC045-220254- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T0400Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 624 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * AT 5:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 12 FEET ON SATURDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 9:15 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | 23 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:42 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:51 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 8:09 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:50 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 5 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.