Rain and snowmelt contributed to a few river points along the Sacramento River reaching minor flood stage toward the end of February. These river points included Ord Ferry, Tehama Bridge and Vina Woodson Bridge.
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Rain and snowmelt contributed to a few river points along the Sacramento River reaching minor flood stage toward the end of February. These river points included Ord Ferry, Tehama Bridge and Vina Woodson Bridge.
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 Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 1:26 PM PST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 126 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 For additional details on weather and expected impacts over the next 7 days, please visit weather.gov/sto/briefing. ..KEY MESSAGES... - Warm storm system brings rain through Wednesday morning - Dry and warming conditions likely for the second half of the week with above normal temperatures - Potential for very light showers mainly over higher terrain over the weekend into early next week with little to no impacts && .DISCUSSION... ...Today - Wednesday Morning... Current RADAR and satellite imagery illustrate precipitation continuing to spread inland across interior northern California today. Slick road conditions are being observed, per the Caltrans traffic cameras. High resolution guidance indicates the precipitation continuing through much of the day today as the moisture progresses inland, before tapering off overnight tonight with some lingering showers mainly over the Sierra Nevada Wednesday morning. Breezy southerly winds are also being observed, with gusts of 20 to 30 mph expected through the afternoon, mainly in the northern/central Sacramento Valley and adjacent northeast foothills. Winds will gradually decrease through the overnight period. Snow levels are very high with this storm system and only very light snowfall is expected at the highest peaks (above 9000 ft) in the High Sierra south of US Highway 50. ...Wednesday Afternoon - Monday... Precipitation tapers off on Wednesday and drier weather returns to the region as high pressure starts to build back in. Temperatures are forecast to warm to above normal for late February and early March climatology. High temperatures for the second half of this week and into early next week are expected to be generally in the 60s to 70s for the Valley and foothills and in the 50s to near 70 for the mountains. Cluster analysis and ensemble guidance then indicate an upper low approaching the Coast and moving into California. This will bring along the potential for very light showers mainly over higher terrain later in the weekend into early next week. Little to no impacts are expected from this precipitation. && .AVIATION... Scattered MVFR/IFR conditions expected through 12Z Wednesday due to -SHRA/RA and low clouds as weather system moves through the area. Breezy southerly winds in the Sacramento Valley with gusts up to 15 to 25kts, and up to 30 kts near the northeastern foothills at times through 00Z Wednesday. Localized LIFR/IFR conditions are possible in the Valley between 04Z and 14Z Wednesday. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tehama Bridge reached minor flood stage for about 24 hours due to runoff from heavy rain and snow melt from February 24th through February 25th.
The river gauge at Vina Woodson Bridge indicated that it reached minor flood stage from February 24th through 25th from runoff due to heavy rain and snowmelt.
The river gauge at Ord Ferry indicated that it briefly reached minor flood stage on February 26th due to runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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