Includes Merced, Madera and Mariposa Counties

January 13, 2023 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports Environmental conditions are favorable for heavy rainfall in most of Central California Saturday and Saturday night, which could result in flooding.

Pay close attention to the weather and be ready to move to higher ground quickly.

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Hanford CA
937 PM PST Thu Jan 12 2023

West Side Mountains north of 198-Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced -
Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-Coalinga - Avenal-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin -
Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of 198-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford -
Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Buena Vista-
Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
South End San Joaquin Valley-Mariposa Madera Foothills-Mariposa-
Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Foothills-Fresno-
Tulare Lower Sierra-South End Sierra Foothills-
South End of the Lower Sierra-Yosemite Valley-
San Joaquin River Canyon-Sequoia NP-Kern River Valley-Tehachapi-
Grapevine-Frazier Mountain Communities-
Including the cities of San Luis Reservoir, Los Banos, Merced,
Madera, Atwater, Planada, Lake Mcclure, Le Grand, Avenal,
Coalinga, Lemoore Station, Five Points, Kettleman City, Selma,
Sanger, Parlier, Kingsburg, Kerman, Fresno, Blackwells Corner,
McKittrick, Lost Hills, Buttonwillow, Delano, Wasco, Alpaugh,
Shafter, Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, Goshen, Visalia, Tulare,
Porterville, Taft, Bakersfield, Richgrove, Lamont, Arvin,
El Portal, Mariposa, Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish Camp, Oakhurst,
North Fork, Millerton Lake, Auberry, Camp Nelson,
Yosemite Valley, Giant Forest, Lodgepole, Lake Isabella,
Kernville, Tehachapi, Grapevine, Lebec, and Frazier Park
937 PM PST Thu Jan 12 2023

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

The Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of central California, including the following
  areas, Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow -Lost Hills -
  I5, Caruthers -San Joaquin -Selma, Coalinga -Avenal, Delano-
  Wasco-Shafter, Frazier Mountain Communities, Fresno-Clovis,
  Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra,
  Grapevine, Hanford -Corcoran -Lemoore, Kern River Valley, Los
  Banos -Dos Palos, Mariposa Madera Foothills, Mariposa- Madera
  Lower Sierra, Merced -Madera -Mendota, Planada -Le Grand
  -Snelling, San Joaquin River Canyon, Sequoia NP, South End San
  Joaquin Valley, South End Sierra Foothills, South End of the
  Lower Sierra, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, Tehachapi, Visalia
  -Porterville -Reedley, West Side Mountains South of 198, West
  Side Mountains north of 198, West Side of Fresno and Kings
  Counties, and Yosemite Valley.

* From Saturday morning through Sunday morning

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone
  locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban
  areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could
  flood with more heavy rain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.