Headline:
Flood Advisory issued November 22 at 7:49PM PST until November 23 at 12:00AM PST by NWS Sacramento CA
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
November 22, 2024 - 7:49pm
Expires:
November 23, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northern California, including the following
counties, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta and Tehama.
* WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Rises along
small streams and mainstem rivers.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 746 PM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges have
indicated heavy rain over the last 2 days. Minor flooding is
already occurring in the advisory area. Between 4 and 11
inches of rain have fallen, locally higher amounts in Shasta
County.
- While the heaviest rainfall has occurred in this advisory
area, runoff will continue to work its way through waterways
and cause flood-related impacts.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Redding, Red Bluff, Corning, Orland, Willows, Elk Creek, Palo
Cedro, Alder Springs, Yolla Bolly District Rs, Shasta Dam,
Shingletown, Glenn, Shasta Lake, Anderson, Tehama, Rancho
Tehama Reserve, Blossom, Flournoy, Henleyville and Paskenta.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Butte, CA; Colusa, CA; Glenn, CA; Shasta, CA; Tehama, CA
Forcast Office:
NWS Sacramento CA