- 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.