River Flood Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

Issued

Jan 18, 2012, 8:40 AM PST (16:40 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 19, 2012, 6:40 AM PST

Expired

Jan 19, 2012, 9:18 AM PST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Eureka, CA

Flood severity

Minor

County Del Norte County, CA

The Medford radar (KMAX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 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.

Written for the forecast point Smith River at Jed Smith near Crescent City (CREC1). The gauge peaked at 27.63 ft at Jan 19, 2012, 2:00 PM PST.

Action stage

25 ft

Minor stage

29 ft

Moderate stage

34 ft

Major stage

37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 11532500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

485 
WGUS46 KEKA 181640
FLWEKA
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
840 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012

...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...
A FLOOD & WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... 

  SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE 
  COUNTY 
  VAN DUZEN RIVER NEAR BRIDGEVILLE AFFECTING HUMBOLDT COUNTY

A SERIES OF WET SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RESULTING IN
SIGNIFICANT RISES IN THE RIVERS.

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 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18th AT 3:30 PM
OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS.

&&

CAC015-191640-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FL.W.0001.120119T1440Z-000000T0000Z/
/CREC1.1.ER.120119T1440Z.120119T1600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
840 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT
  CITY.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED TO REACHED BY 7AM THURSDAY. THE
  SMITH RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 29.8 FEET AT AROUND 10 AM THURSDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 29.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG HWY 197 AND OF LOW LYING 
  ROADS NEAR GASQUET IS EXPECTED.


$$

CAC023-191640-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FL.W.0002.120119T2136Z-120120T0942Z/
/BRGC1.1.ER.120119T2136Z.120120T0000Z.120120T0342Z.NO/
840 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE VAN DUZEN RIVER NEAR BRIDGEVILLE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE 
  WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 0.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED TO REACHED BY 2 PM THURSDAY. THE
  VAN DUZEN RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 19.3 FEET AT AROUND 4 PM THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING OF HWY 36 NEAR GRIZZLY CREEK 
  STATE PARK AND ALONG RIVER BAR ROAD IN THE STARVATION FLATS AREA IS
  LIKELY. WATER LEVEL AT THE STATE PARK REACHES THE PARKING LOT. 


$$

672 
WGUS86 KEKA 191718
FLSEKA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
918 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
CALIFORNIA...
 
  SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE 
  COUNTY

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 ISSUED ON THIS EVENT, UNLESS FURTHER 
FLOODING THREATENS.  

&&

CAC015-191748-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1718Z/
/CREC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
918 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY.
* AT  8:45 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 25.7 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE SMITH RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 27 FEET
  AROUND 400 PM TODAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. 

$$

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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.