Special Weather Notice

Flood Advisory
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
222 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011

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SIERRA CA-NEVADA CA-ALPINE CA-EL DORADO CA-PLACER CA-
222 PM PDT THU JUN 23 2011

…THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN PLACER…NORTHEASTERN EL DORADO…
ALPINE…NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES…

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM
SNOWMELT…CAUSING ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS…MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 IN THE LAKE TAHOE
BASIN…AND ALSO IN ALPINE COUNTY…NORTHEAST NEVADA AND EASTERN
SIERRA COUNTIES. TROUT CREEK NEAR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND INDEPENDENCE
CREEK NEAR TRUCKEE HAVE BEEN RUNNING ESPECIALLY HIGH.

FLOODING OF HIKING TRAILS…CAMPGROUNDS…AND BACK ROADS IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PEAK FLOWS IN AREA STREAMS WILL OCCUR EACH
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THIS WEEKEND WILL MITIGATE
THE FLOOD POTENTIAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PEOPLE RECREATING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SHOULD
TAKE CARE IN AND NEAR THE WATER. RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS DUE TO FAST FLOWING AND VERY COLD WATERS. IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT IN THE WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNPROTECTED…HYPOTHERMIA
IS A DEADLY POSSIBILITY. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD ADDITIONAL
CREEK AND STREAM RISES OCCUR.