Flood Advisory and Wind Advisory in effect

From the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SURROUNDING
FOOTHILLS.

* UNTIL 100 PM PST WEDNESDAY

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE PERIOD OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE AFTER 8 PM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A
HALF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
STORM TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH IN THE
VALLEY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF URBAN FLOODING AND MAY GENERATE
MINOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. EXPECT RAPID RISES ON AREA STREAMS
AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
AFTER THE RAIN HAS ENDED AS RUNOFF WORKS ITS WAY DOWN TO THE
VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH.

* TIMING: TONIGHT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM MID-EVENING INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING...CHICO...MARYSVILLE...YUBA CITY...
SACRAMENTO...VACAVILLE...FAIRFIELD...STOCKTON...MODESTO

* IMPACTS: DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
SMALL CARS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUST OF UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.