If you are in a small stream flood zone you may wish to pick up some bags.
For more information call station #1 after 9 am at 785-2393.
Click 'read more' to read the flood watch warning from the National Weather Service.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1112 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WET WEATHER WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... .A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TOMORROW AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FIRST ON WEDNESDAY THEN HEAVY PRECIPITATION WITH PROLONGED HIGH RAINFALL RATES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR AREAS BURNED IN RECENT WILDFIRES. 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 MAY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND. 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. CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-281400- /O.CON.KSTO.FA.A.0001.121130T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1112 AM PST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...SACRAMENTO VALLEY...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS...CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...CLEAR LAKE AREA...SHASTA LAKE AREA...LASSEN PARK...MOTHERLODE...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND EAST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN COASTAL MOUNTAINS. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER SHASTA COUNTY ALONG WITH BUTTE AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES WHERE A LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY...RAINFALL 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. * IMPACTS: DEBRIS FLOWS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENT BURN SCARS IN SHASTA...TEHAMA...COLUSA...AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WITH RIVER FLOODING EXPECTED ON THE UPPER SACRAMENTO RIVER. MOUNTAIN RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING ABOVE THE RESERVOIRS IS POSSIBLE. 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.