Increased releases at Pine Flat dam due to heavy snow melt runoff resulted in flooding near the Kings River downstream of Pine Flat Dam. The increased runoff produced flooding at Lindy's Landing campground near Reedley, and the Kings River Golf and Country Club near Kingsburg.
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Increased releases at Pine Flat dam due to heavy snow melt runoff resulted in flooding near the Kings River downstream of Pine Flat Dam. The increased runoff produced flooding at Lindy's Landing campground near Reedley, and the Kings River Golf and Country Club near Kingsburg.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 17, 2:06 PM PST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 306 PM PDT Mon Apr 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS... Cooler temperatures will begin the week as a disturbance passes through the region. Precipitation will push over the Sierra Nevada near Yosemite on Tuesday as the southern end of the disturbance clips Central California. Another warming trend will start Thursday and temperatures could rise to the low to mid 80's in the San Joaquin Valley by the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... An upper level low pressure system swinging into the Pacific Northwest region is pushing a trough into central California and we are seeing the beginning of a cooling trend. Temperatures are on track to top out right around normal today, except a bit below normal in the northern portions of our area. A deck of mid and high clouds are drifting southward into our area. As the trough continues to push through the region, precipitation will impact the Sierra near Yosemite by early morning Tuesday but QPF and snowfall amounts will not be significant. Northwesterly gusty winds will also pick up with the passing trough, with gusts around 55 mph likely over the mountain ridges and through and below the mountain passes in Kern County. Wind Advisories are in effect for the Mojave Desert Slopes and the Kern County desert for these gusty winds through 2 AM Wednesday morning. The more notable effect from the trough passage will be a couple of days of cooler temperatures. Tuesday will see high temperatures around 6-9 degrees below normal, and just a degree or so higher on Wednesday as a high pressure ridge begins to build into the region. Model ensemble solutions amplify the ridge along the west coast during the latter part of the week, and we will see high temperatures climb to around 10 degrees above normal for the weekend. Most San Joaquin Valley locations will reach into the mid 80s during the weekend.Another approaching low pressure system will weaken and displace the ridge, beginning another cooldown for Monday. && .AVIATION... Winds will gust to around 45 kt over mountain ridges and through and below the passes in Kern County, leading to areas of blowing dust in desert areas. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail across central California for the next 24 hours. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... None. && .CERTAINTY... The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is high Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 2 AM PDT Wednesday for CAZ338. Wind Advisory until 2 AM PDT Wednesday for CAZ337-339. && public...JEB aviation....JEB weather.gov/hanford
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Fresno, Kings and Tulare County Emergency Managers reported flooding along the Kings River downstream from Pine Flat Dam as a result of increased releases prompted by increased runoff from snow melt.
Fresno, Kings and Tulare County Emergency Managers reported flooding along the Kings River downstream from Pine Flat Dam as a result of increased releases prompted by increased runoff from snow melt.
Fresno, Kings and Tulare County Emergency Managers reported flooding along the Kings River downstream from Pine Flat Dam as a result of increased releases prompted by increased runoff from snow melt.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1084588, 1084592, 1084593.