INSTRUCTIONS

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

DESCRIPTION

* WHAT…Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall over already saturated ground continues.

* WHERE…A portion of northwest California, including the following counties, Del Norte and Humboldt.

* WHEN…Until 830 PM PST.

* IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small creeks and streams. Creek and stream flows are elevated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS… - At 655 PM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to training thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding due to existing saturated soils. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. - Thunderstorm activity is beginning to ease. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.4 inches are possible through this evening while the storm threat remains. This will maintain the threat of minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include… Klamath, Klamath Glen and Requa. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood