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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

January 6, 2026Butte County, Glenn County, California

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this river flood warning at Jan 6, 2026, 2:08 PM PST for Butte County, Glenn County, California. It took effect at Jan 7, 2026, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2026, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2026, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 7, 2026, 3:28 AM PST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Butte County, CA, Glenn County, CA

The river

Written for the forecast point Sacramento River at Ord Ferry (ORFC1).

Action stage
110 ft
Minor stage
114 ft
Moderate stage
121.7 ft
Major stage
124.8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 6:49 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningSTOTehama7 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.