Stream Flood Advisory Issued For Sacramento Area

SACRAMENTO-The National Weather Service has issued the following advisory:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR...

• SOUTHWESTERN PLACER COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
• SOLANO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
• SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
• SACRAMENTO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
• SOUTHEASTERN YOLO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
• STANISLAUS COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL NOON PST TUESDAY *

AT 500 AM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM THE BAY AREA TO NORTHEAST OF SACRAMENTO, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD.

THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING FROM THE SACRAMENTO REGION SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING.

OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

SACRAMENTO...STOCKTON...MODESTO...ROSEVILLE... FAIRFIELD...AND VACAVILLE. 

ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE!

Instructions: DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

-NWS, Image via ShutterStock