January 23, 2017 - The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the mountains and foothills through Monday morning at 10:00 A.M.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017
...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILL REGIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT RISES IN WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS WITH A THREAT OF ROCK SLIDES...MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS.
MARIPOSA, MADERA, AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COARSEGOLD...OAKHURST...SQUAW VALLEY... AUBERRY...NORTH FORK...MARIPOSA...SPRINGVILLE...THREE RIVERS... TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST... LODGEPOLE...GRANT GROVE...JOHNSONDALE
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...MARIPOSA, MADERA, AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS...TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE WEST AND NORTH FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* LANDSLIDES AND ROCKSLIDES ARE VERY COMMON DURING INTENSE RAIN EVENTS AND COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Source: NWS
