Alert archive / California / River Flood Advisories in 2012
River Flood Advisory 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood advisory at Dec 23, 2012, 2:36 PM PST for Mendocino County, California. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2012, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2012, 12:42 AM PST
- In force
- 10 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 22:39 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Russian River near Hopland (HOPC1). The gauge peaked at 17.23 ft at Dec 23, 2012, 7:00 PM 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.
458 WGUS86 KEKA 232236 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED BUT RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RISES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. EXPECT FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 175 NEAR HOPLAND. 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 9PM SUNDAY OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-241036- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.Y.0003.121223T2236Z-121225T1032Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 2:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 18.8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. $$
2 follow-up statements
193 WGUS86 KEKA 240102 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 502 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED BUT RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RISES THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. EXPECT FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 175 NEAR HOPLAND AND 222 NEAR UKIAH. 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 24 DECEMBER 2012 AROUND 9AM OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC045-241302- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121225T1032Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 502 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 4:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 18.6 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...AT 18 FEET FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 222 NEAR UKIAH IS EXPECTED. SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE FLOODED IN THE HOPLAND, UKIAH, AND TALMAGE AREAS.
965 WGUS86 KEKA 240842 FLSEKA FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 1242 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER... RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY THE RIVER HAS DROPPED BELOW THE ADVISORY LEVEL OF 15 FEET. && CAC045-240912- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121224T0900Z/ /HOPC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1242 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012 THE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND * AT 12:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO NEAR 5 MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:22 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Mendocino | 23 min |
| Dec 22, 4:29 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 31 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:58 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 17 min | |
| Dec 22, 5:32 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Humboldt | 28 min |
| Dec 22, 5:36 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:36 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 24 min | |
| Dec 22, 7:40 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 50 min | |
| Dec 22, 10:50 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 10 min | |
| Dec 22, 11:01 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 14 min | |
| Dec 22, 11:16 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 14 min | |
| Dec 22, 11:29 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 16 min | |
| Dec 22, 11:50 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 10 min | |
| Dec 22, 11:56 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 19 min | |
| Dec 23, 12:29 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 31 min | |
| Dec 23, 12:50 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 25 min | |
| Dec 23, 1:02 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min | |
| Dec 23, 2:06 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 24 min | |
| Dec 23, 6:43 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 6:46 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:18 AM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 17 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 3 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:00 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:48 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 12 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.