Flood Advisory for Merced, CA
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- Merced
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Where: Northeastern Merced County in central California... When: Until 830 PM PDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northeastern Merced County in central California... * WHEN...Until 830 PM PDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 645 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen so far. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. The California Highway Patrol has reported roadway flooding near Merced. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Merced and Planada. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued October 22 at 6:48PM PDT until October 22 at 8:30PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
Official revision - Alert
Flood Advisory issued October 22 at 5:28PM PDT until October 22 at 8:30PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Hanford CA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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