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  • Flood Watch for West-Central San Joaquin Valley County, California
  • Flood Watch issued April 06 at 4:52AM PDT until April 07 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11 a.m.
  • Expires: Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11 p.m.
  • ...A storm will bring substantial rain to the foothills and
    mountains below 12000 feet along with a threat of flash flooding
    including Valley locations just below the foothills...
    ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
    MORNING...
    The Flood Watch continues for
    * A portion of central California, including the following
    areas, East Central San Joaquin Valley, Mariposa, Madera, and
    Fresno County Foothills, and Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to
    Kings Canyon.
    * From this evening through Sunday morning
    * Heavy rainfall in addition to snow melt will create excess
    runoff and bring a threat of localized flash flooding, mud
    slides, rock slides and debris flows, particularly in the
    vicinity of the Detwiler fire burn scar. In addition, rainfall
    runoff will allow for sharp rises in the Merced, San Joaquin
    and possibly Kings River Saturday morning and continue
    throughout the day. The rise in the rivers, as well as local
    creeks, streams and canals, could produce localized flooding
    near their banks, especially in the Yosemite Valley.
    * Some roads may become impassable or become washed out.
    Residents should be alert for rising waters on area streams
    with the possibility of flooding.