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River Flood Watch 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this river flood watch at Nov 30, 2012, 3:19 PM PST for Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Dec 2, 2012, 7:22 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2012, 3:19 PM PST (23:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2012, 7:22 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2012, 9:27 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
- Flood severity
- None
County Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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 15.11 ft at Dec 2, 2012, 9:00 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.
956 WGUS66 KEKA 302319 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 319 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE NEXT ROUND OF MODERATE RAIN WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY UP TO 7 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MORE FAVORABLE AREAS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SECOND RISE ON THE NAVARRO AND RUSSIAN RIVERS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && CAC045-011119- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.A.0002.121130T2319Z-121203T1708Z/ /NVRC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 319 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WATCH IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 11.5 FT LATE SATURDAY EVENING. THEN EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING. THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 31.5 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 23.0 FT EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...AT 30 FEET...WATER FLOWS OVER THE BANKS OF THE RIVER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF HIGHWAY 128...AND BEGINS TO FLOOD PROPERTY IN THIS AREA INCLUDING SEVERAL HOMES COMPLETE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 128. $$ CAC045-011119- /O.NEW.KEKA.FL.A.0003.121202T1621Z-121203T0615Z/ /HOPC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 319 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WATCH IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 5 FT SATURDAY MORNING. THEN FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE MONITOR STAGE OF 18 FT SUNDAY MORNING. THEN EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 21 FT LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 24 FT AROUND NOON SUNDAY. THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 21 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...AT 21 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING STRUCTURES JUST WEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR HOPLAND. $$
3 follow-up statements
584 WGUS66 KEKA 010515 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 915 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY UP TO 7 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MORE FAVORABLE AREAS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SECOND RISE ON THE NAVARRO AND RUSSIAN RIVERS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && CAC045-011715- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121203T1708Z/ /NVRC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 915 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 23 FT SUNDAY MORNING THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 32 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 23 FT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ CAC045-011714- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.A.0003.121202T1606Z-121203T0615Z/ /HOPC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 915 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 21 FT LATE SUNDAY MORNING THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 24.5 FT NEAR SUNDAY NOON THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 21 FT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$
327 WGUS66 KEKA 011301 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 501 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY A PERIOD OF SHOWERY WEATHER IN BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS HAS ALLOWED RIVER LEVELS TO RECEDE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY 7 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO RAPIDLY RISING RIVER LEVELS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS. RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. && CAC045-020101- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121203T1708Z/ /NVRC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 501 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 4:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 9.0 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 23.0 FT TOMORROW MORNING WITH A CREST NEAR 32.0 FT NEAR TOMORROW NOON. $$ CAC045-020101- /O.CON.KEKA.FL.A.0003.121202T1643Z-121203T0615Z/ /HOPC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 501 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 4:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. * THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO STAY BELOW 6 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN RAPIDLY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 21.0 FT LATE TOMORROW MORNING. A CREST OF 25.0 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON TOMORROW. $$
233 WGUS66 KEKA 011727 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 927 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA... NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED A BY FLOOD WARNING. RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AFFECTING MENDOCINO COUNTY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED A BY FLOOD WARNING. && CAC045-011757- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121203T1708Z/ /NVRC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 927 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AND REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. $$ CAC045-011757- /O.CAN.KEKA.FL.A.0003.121202T1522Z-121203T0615Z/ /HOPC1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 927 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER NEAR HOPLAND AND REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:59 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 5:34 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Humboldt | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 6:11 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 34 min |
| Nov 29, 6:26 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | EKA | Del Norte | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:31 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | 44 min | |
| Nov 29, 7:42 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 33 min | |
| Nov 29, 8:17 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | EKA | 28 min | |
| Nov 29, 8:20 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 25 min |
| Nov 29, 9:02 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 10:05 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Mendocino | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:15 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Nov 30, 2:31 PM PST | Flood Watch | EKA | 44 hr | |
| Nov 30, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | 13 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:19 PM PST | River Flood Watch | EKA | Mendocino | 18 hr |
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.