Weather Alert Detail

Flash Flood Warning for Carquinez Strait and Delta County, California
Flash Flood Warning issued March 05 at 11:57PM PST until March 06 at 6:00AM PST by NWS
Effective: Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:57 p.m.
Expires: Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 6 a.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BUTTE FIRE BURN AREA IN...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AMADOR COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CENTRAL CALAVERAS COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
* UNTIL 600 AM PST SUNDAY
* AT 1154 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN
MOVING INTO THE BUTTE FIRE BURN SCAR. FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS ARE LIKELY TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT HOUR.
* ANYONE LIVING OR TRAVELING ON ROADS IN THE BUTTE FIRE BURN AREA
ALONG JESUS MARIA CREEK AND THE CALAVERAS RIVER ESPECIALLY FROM
WHISKEY SLIDE TO HIGHWAY 26 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PROBABLE ROAD
PROBLEMS DUE TO FLOODING, ROCK AND DEBRIS FLOWS.
* ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE RAILROAD FLAT ROAD, MOUNTAIN
RANCH ROAD, AND THE CONNECTING SMALLER ROADS WITHIN THE BUTTE FIRE
BURN AREA. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED.
THESE AREAS NO LONGER ABSORB ANY RAINFALL, WHICH CAN LEAD TO
ENHANCED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS.

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