Weather for Fresno, California
Lat: 36.78N, Lon: 119.79W
Wx Zone: CAZ090
California Drought MonitorThe California Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of California land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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California Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS76 KHNX 170555 ESFHNX CAC019-029-031-039-043-047-107-109-171800- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 955 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND POSSIBLE FLOODING TO IMPACT THE REGION FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK... MULTIPLE PACIFIC STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. THESE STORMS...TAPPING INTO A DEEP STREAM OF MOISTURE...WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SIERRA FOOTHILLS...AND VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGH SIERRA. THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND SIERRA. SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA WILL BECOME QUITE HEAVY AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. POTENTIAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY: *1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WITH THE LESSER TOTALS IN THE RAIN SHADOWED SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE VALLEY *5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS *5 TO 10 FEET OF SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD DEVELOP IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE ROCK AND MUD SLIDES. SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO SEE RAPID RISES AND FLOODING. IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WIDESPREAD URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...AGGRAVATED BY POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS. ADDITIONAL WAVES OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...POSSIBLY AGGRAVATING ANY ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO CLEAR LEAF DEBRIS FROM THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THESE STORMS ARRIVE. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD ON THE INTERNET AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST ON THESE APPROACHING STORMS...INCLUDING RIVER AND STREAM PREDICTIONS AND ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. $$ BEAN |