Alert archive / California / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this flood watch at Feb 4, 2015, 3:47 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 5, 2015, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015, 3:47 AM PST (11:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2015, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
663 WGUS66 KEKA 041147 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 347 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 CAZ001>003-076-042000- /O.NEW.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 347 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR... NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND REDWOOD COAST. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
9 follow-up statements
197 WGUS66 KEKA 041955 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1155 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND MAY LEAD TO RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. CAZ004-050400- /O.EXA.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 1155 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ CAZ001>003-076-050400- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1155 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND REDWOOD COAST. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
257 WGUS66 KEKA 050353 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 753 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND MAY LEAD TO RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. CAZ001>004-076-051300- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 753 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
881 WGUS66 KEKA 051207 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 407 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. CAZ001>004-076-052015- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 407 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
300 WGUS66 KEKA 052008 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1208 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH LINGERING RAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. CAZ001>004-076-060415- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 1208 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
460 WGUS66 KEKA 060406 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 806 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH LINGERING RAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. CAZ001>004-076-061315- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 806 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
217 WGUS66 KEKA 061254 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 454 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY WITH LINGERING RAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ001>004-076-062100- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 454 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COUNTY...TRINITY COUNTY...HUMBOLDT COUNTY...AND DEL NORTE COUNTY. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
226 WGUS66 KEKA 062136 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 136 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY WITH LINGERING RAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ001>004-076-070545- /O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 136 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
101 WGUS66 KEKA 070446 FFAEKA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 846 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORMS CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY... .RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ001>004-076-071200- /O.EXT.KEKA.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 846 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MENDOCINO COAST...MENDOCINO INTERIOR...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND UPPER TRINITY RIVER. * UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
753 WGUS66 KEKA 071151 FFAEKA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 351 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 CAZ001>004-076-071300- /O.EXP.KEKA.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 351 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH REDUCES THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAL FLOODING. THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 3, 3:46 PM PST, 12 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:46 PM PST, 12 hours 1 minute before
.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND WIND WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY COASTAL AND RIDGE TOP WINDS. && .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY DRY WX IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THRU WED AFTERNOON AS A SHORT-LIVED BUT FAIRLY STRONG UPPER HIGH BUILDS OVER THE W COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. DUE TO RECENT RAINS...FORECAST CLEARING SKIES...AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT...RADIATIONAL FOG SHOULD DEVELOP...FAVORING INLAND VALLEYS AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN. AN UPPER TROF WILL DIG OVER THE E PACIFIC ON WED...EVENTUALLY TAPPING INTO WHAT WILL BE A PERSISTENT FEED OF TROPICAL MOISTURE. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THIS LARGER SCALE TROF...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO THE PERIODIC INCREASES IN QPF AMOUNTS FROM THU INTO THE WEEKEND. MAX PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THU AFTERNOON OVER THE S HALF OF THE AREA AND AREA-WIDE ON FRI. THE GFS HAS BEEN GRADUALLY SHIFTING ITS MAX RAIN AMOUNTS S WITH A BULLSEYE OF OVER 10" IN THE TERRAIN OF MENDOCINO AND S HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA WITH THIS EVENT. WITH THE PERSISTENT S-SE WINDS...AT TIMES QUITE STRONG...RAIN SHADOWING IS PROBABLY IN THE HUMBOLDT BAY REGION...PERHAPS EXTENDING N ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN INTO DEL NORTE COUNTY. THE KING RANGE WILL BE IN THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA FOR HEAVY PRECIP...DUE IN PART TO THE STRONGEST OROGRAPHIC LIFT. THE 12Z GFS DEPICTED 2 TO 3 TIME PERIODS DURING THE EVENT WITH ENUF INSTABILITY FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED TSTM DEVELOPMENT. THE 18Z GFS BACKED OFF ON THIS SOMEWHAT. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL POTENT DISTURBANCES PROVIDING DYNAMICS ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT THE AREA WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM THRU MOST OF THE EVENT...TSTMS MAY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE GRIDS ON SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCES. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP ENUF OVER THE TRINITY HORN TO ALLOW A FEW INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS LATE FRI. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THE LAST IN THE SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE AND SHOULD FINALLY BRING AN END TO THIS RAIN EVENT. /SEC && .AVIATION...CONDITIONS VARIED TODAY WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH PERSISTING LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AIRFIELDS MAY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD, HOWEVER, STRATUS SHOULD SETTLE BACK INTO INTERIOR VALLEYS AND POCKETS ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT. /KML && .MARINE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THE OUTER WATERS WILL OBSERVE FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AS A RESULT THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED FOR THE INNER WATERS STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE A SOUTHERLY WAVE SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE SEA STATE TO REALLY RAMP UP LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MUCH OF THE SEA STATE WILL BE ABOVE 10 FT AND APPROACHING 20 FT WELL OFFSHORE. THE WAVE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE YET REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. /KML && .HYDROLOGY...THE RUSSIAN RIVER AT HOPLAND AND THE VAN DUZEN RIVER AT BRIDGEVILLE ARE ARE NOW FORECAST TO REACH MONITOR STAGE DURING THIS EVENT WITH THE NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO AND THE EEL AT FERNBRIDGE FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. IF MODELS CONTINUE TO COME IN LINE WITH A MORE S FOCUSED SOLUTION TO HEAVIEST RAINS... RIVER PRODUCTS WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. /SEC &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 5:39 AM PST, 22 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 539 AM PST TUE FEB 3 2015 CAZ001>004-076-041345- REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR- UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 539 AM PST TUE FEB 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION BEGINNING THURSDAY WITH ON AND OFF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST. THIS RAIN WILL BRING THE THREAT OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING...RAPID RISES ON MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND ROCK/MUDSLIDES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ON MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS. HOWEVER SOME GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. WITH DRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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