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Flood Watch 2, NWS Eureka, CA

December 9, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this flood watch at Dec 9, 2015, 4:11 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 9, 2015, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2015, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 9, 2015, 7:00 PM PST
Expired: Dec 10, 2015, 7:07 AM PST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA
Flood severity: None

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

087 
WGUS66 KEKA 091211
FFAEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
411 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MUCH OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUED ON AND OFF
HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY. RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IN HUMBOLDT
AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES.

CAZ001-003-092015-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FA.A.0002.151210T0300Z-151211T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
411 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
  RISING WATER.

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.

&&

$$

4 follow-up statements

067 
WGUS66 KEKA 092008
FFAEKA

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1208 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MUCH OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OFF AND ON HEAVY SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH
TO RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IN HUMBOLDT...DEL
NORTE AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

CAZ001-003-100415-
/O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0002.151210T0300Z-151211T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1208 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST...AND FAR
  NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO COUNTY.

* FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE 
  RISING WATER. 

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.

&&

$$

558 
WGUS66 KEKA 100302
FFAEKA

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
702 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO MUCH OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OFF AND ON HEAVY SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH
TO RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IN HUMBOLDT...DEL
NORTE AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

CAZ001-003-101115-
/O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-151211T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
702 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...NORTH COAST INTERIOR...REDWOOD COAST AND FAR
  NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* PEOPLE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE 
  RISING WATER. 

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.

&&

$$

201 
WGUS66 KEKA 101107
FFAEKA

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
307 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

CAZ001-003-101915-
/O.CON.KEKA.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-151211T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
307 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND REDWOOD COAST. 

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING
  THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

528 
WGUS66 KEKA 101507
FFAEKA

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
707 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

CAZ001-003-101615-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-151211T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
707 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED AND WIDESPREAD SMALL STREAM
AND URBAN FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 3:55 AM PST	Wind Advisory	EKA		27 hr
Dec 9, 4:57 AM PST	Coastal Flood Watch	EKA		10 hr
Dec 9, 5:18 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	EKA	Humboldt	117 min
Dec 9, 5:44 AM PST	Gale Warning	EKA		27 hr
Dec 9, 2:56 PM PST	Coastal Flood Warning	EKA		21 hr
Dec 9, 2:56 PM PST	High Surf Warning	EKA		54 hr
Dec 9, 3:25 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	EKA		49 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.