If you look at this the way I do you wonder whether this could be a potential disaster from Siskiyou county all the way to the San Francisco Bay everywhere the Sacramento River Runs. This could really be a problem the next few days regarding all this. Also, what happens if there are storms too quickly to follow the Bomb Cyclone and Atmospheric River and the 2nd storm that hits this weekend too?
Flooding literally could go from the beginning of the Sacramento River in Siskiyou County all the way to the San Francisco bay wiping out areas near the river that aren't high enough above the river all along the way! Especially as the snow melts today and tomorrow in all of these areas. If you look at the map of the Sacramento River you can see what I'm talking about.
However, it all depends upon how high the water is in Shasta Dam too. This is also a factor here.
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by rain and
snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northern California, including the following
county, Siskiyou.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1240 PM PST, radar, satellite and rain gauge data indicate
heavy rain and snowmelt in the warned area. Over the past 18
hours, the snow level has risen to above 6000 feet, and heavy
rains of up to several inches have fallen on top of two to
three feet of new snow. As a result, flooding is imminent.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches are possible in
the warned area through Saturday.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mount Shasta, Weed, Dunsmuir, Pilgrim Creek Snow Park, Trout
Creek Campground, Cattle Camp Campground, Fowlers Camp
Campground And McCloud Falls, McCloud, Tennant, Mount Shasta
Summit Plateau, Mount Shasta Ski Park Highway, Mount Shasta
Bunny Flat Trail, Mcbride Springs Campground, Pondosa, Four
Corners Snow Park, I 5 Black Butte Summit, Carrick, Edgewood,
Medicine Lake Campground and Callahan.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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