Alert archive / California / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2012, 9:26 AM PDT for Del Norte County, California. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2012, 9:26 AM PDT (16:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 8:40 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Del Norte County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Smith River at Jed Smith near Crescent City (CREC1). The gauge peaked at 26.58 ft at Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT.
- 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670 WGUS46 KEKA 291626 FLWEKA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 926 AM PDT THU MAR 29 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... SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE COUNTY THE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL RESULT IN THE SMITH RIVER NEAR CRESCENT CITY EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE. 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 400 PM PDT MARCH 29 2012 OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC015-300026- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.W.0004.120330T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /CREC1.1.ER.120330T1200Z.120330T1600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 926 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY. * FROM 1100 PM PDT TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET AND WILL BE EXCEEDED AT 600 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING. * PEAK STAGE OF 30.2 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 1100 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AT 29.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG HWY 197 AND OF LOW LYING ROADS NEAR GASQUET IS EXPECTED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 29.6 FEET ON NOV 18 1996. $$
3 follow-up statements
126 WGUS86 KEKA 292214 FLSEKA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 314 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN CALIFORNIA... SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE SMITH RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SMITH RIVER NEAR CRESCENT CITY EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES.FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1000 PM MARCH 29 2012 OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC015-301014- /O.EXT.KEKA.FL.W.0004.120330T1034Z-000000T0000Z/ /CREC1.1.ER.120330T1034Z.120330T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 314 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY. * FROM 400 AM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET AND WILL BE EXCEEDED AT 400 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * PEAK STAGE OF 31.0 FEET IS EXPECTED AT 1100 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AT 32.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG HWY 197 AND IN THE GASQUET AREA, WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING OF HWY 199 NEAR GASQUET. SOME LOW LYING HOMES IN THESE AREAS MAY BE THREATENED. $$
421 WGUS86 KEKA 300441 FLSEKA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 941 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... KLAMATH RIVER NEAR KLAMATH AFFECTING DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR KLAMATH EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE AND THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NEAR CRESCENT CITY TO APPROACH FLOOD STAGE. 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 MARCH 30 OR AS WARRANTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS. && CAC015-023-301841- /O.EXT.KEKA.FL.W.0005.120331T0150Z-120331T1940Z/ /KLMC1.1.ER.120331T0150Z.120331T0700Z.120331T1340Z.NO/ 941 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR KLAMATH. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET AND WILL BE EXCEEDED AT 700 PM PDT FRIDAY. * PEAK STAGE OF AROUND 40 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...AT 40.0 FEET...FLOODING MAY OCCUR ON HWY 101 NEAR REQUA RD...THE ROAD TO KLAMATH GLEN AND ADJACENT LOW LYING SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE DELTA. FLOODING WILL BE AMPLIFIED IF COINCIDENT WITH HIGH TIDES AND STRONG...ONSHORE WINDS. $$ CAC015-301800- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.W.0004.120330T1800Z-120330T1800Z/ /CREC1.N.ER.120330T1800Z.000000T0000Z.120330T1800Z.NO/ 941 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY. * ON FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 29 FEET LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. * IMPACTS...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG LOWER PORTIONS OF HWY 197 WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING OF ROADS NEAR GASQUET. $$
286 WGUS86 KEKA 301540 FLSEKA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 840 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY AFFECTING DEL NORTE COUNTY KLAMATH RIVER NEAR KLAMATH AFFECTING DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. 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 FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELED AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT. && CAC015-301610- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120330T1800Z/ /CREC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 840 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SMITH RIVER NEAR SMITH RIVER NR CRESCENT CITY. * AT 7:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. * PEAK STAGE WILL BE 27.8 FEET AT 1 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG LOWER PORTIONS OF HWY 197 WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING OF ROADS NEAR GASQUET. $$ CAC015-023-301610- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120331T1940Z/ /KLMC1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 840 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE KLAMATH RIVER NEAR KLAMATH. * AT 7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET. * PEAK STAGE WILL BE 34.4 FEET AT 1 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2:59 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt | 18 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:59 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte | 8 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in California, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012
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.