updates from the National Weather Service

Figured I'd post all of the warnings and advisories before I lose power (again). FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 323 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 CAC007-011-021-033-035-057-063-089-091-101-103-113-115-302300- /O.NEW.KSTO.FA.W.0001.121129T2323Z-121130T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YOLO CA-SIERRA CA-NEVADA CA-COLUSA CA-PLUMAS CA-SUTTER CA-LASSEN CA- LAKE CA-YUBA CA-SHASTA CA-GLENN CA-TEHAMA CA-BUTTE CA- 323 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... COLUSA COUNTY... NEVADA COUNTY.. SUTTER COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN YOLO COUNTY.. YUBA COUNTY... BUTTE COUNTY... GLENN COUNTY... LAKE COUNTY... EXTREME WEST CENTRAL LASSEN COUNTY... WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY... SHASTA COUNTY... WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY... TEHAMA COUNTY... * UNTIL 315 PM PST FRIDAY * AT 315 PM PST BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE DEVELOPING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR THE WARNED AREA. * RAPID RISES AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN MANY AREA STREAMS. SOME CREEKS THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING INCLUDE COW CREEK...COTTONWOOD CREEK...BATTLE CREEK...CLEAR CREEK...DRY CREEK...BUTTE CREEK. * MOUNTAIN RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING ABOVE THE RESERVOIRS WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD MUD AND ROCK SLIDES. * DEBRIS FLOWS WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT BURN SCARS IN SHASTA...TEHAMA...COLUSA...AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * WEIR OVERFLOW THROUGH BYPASSES WILL OCCUR AS THE SACRAMENTO RIVER SYSTEM IN THE VALLEY WILL RISE. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3950 12308 3955 12289 4034 12308 4058 12271 4070 12276 4119 12248 4119 12135 4059 12133 4045 12107 4026 12108 4017 12088 3970 12072 3963 12049 3945 12038 3902 12150 3858 12213 3884 12231 3870 12249 3874 12273 3908 12310 $$ CS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flood Watch FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 412 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OVER THE WEEKEND... .HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE TWO HEAVIEST TIMES OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE OVER SHASTA COUNTY ALONG WITH BUTTE AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES WHERE AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY... AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY BY SUNDAY. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL BECOME LIKELY IN THE VALLEY AND WEIR OVERFLOW THROUGH BYPASSES WILL OCCUR. LARGE RIVERS IN THE VALLEY WILL RISE...THE UPPER SACRAMENTO WILL LIKELY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AT BY SEVERAL FEET AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR AREAS BURNED IN RECENT WILDFIRES. IN THE MOUNTAINS...FLOODING OF RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO SEE SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE OVER SHASTA COUNTY ALONG WITH EASTERN BUTTE AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES...THOUGH OTHER AREAS WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE. CAZ015-016-301215- /O.CON.KSTO.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121204T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 412 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER...ESPECIALLY AROUND RED BLUFF BEGINNING SUNDAY. SOME CREEKS THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING INCLUDE COW CREEK...COTTONWOOD CREEK...BATTLE CREEK...CLEAR CREEK...DRY CREEK...BUTTE CREEK. * DEBRIS FLOWS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT BURN SCARS IN SHASTA AND TEHAMA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wind Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 336 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 CAZ013>016-063-064-066-068-301200- /O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...REDDING...CHICO... ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...CHESTER...QUINCY 336 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...CHICO...REDDING... BURNEY...LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS...PARADISE. * IMPACTS: BROKEN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS ARE LIKELY. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CARS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.