River Statement
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
833 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED
A HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN CALIFORNIA...

  EEL RIVER AT FERNBRIDGE AFFECTING HUMBOLDT COUNTY

WEEKEND RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE EEL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN HAS CAUSED
THE RIVER TO STEADILY RISE ABOVE MONITOR STAGE. NO ADDITIONAL RAIN
SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY.

SAFETY MESSAGE...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT
TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST VEHICLES. FOR AREA ROAD CONDITIONS...
CALL CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THE EEL RIVER AT FERNBRIDGE FOR
THIS EVENT, UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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833 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012

* THE EEL RIVER AT FERNBRIDGE ABOVE MONITOR STAGE
* AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...15.3 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MONITOR STAGE IS 14 FEET, FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW MONITOR STAGE OF 14 FT AROUND
  NOON TODAY AND THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 9.5 FT LATE
  TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF WESTERN PORTIONS OF
  CANNIBAL ISLAND ROAD...CAMP WEOTT ROAD AND ADJACENT AREAS MAY OCCUR
  IF THE CREST TIME IS COINCIDENT WITH AN OCEAN TIDE OF 6 FT OR
  GREATER.
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