SFOFFASTO (04/18/06 1444)
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
244 PM PDT TUE APR 18 2006
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NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
244 PM PDT TUE APR 18 2006
...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR POTENTIAL
LEVEE BREAKS ALONG THE LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER SYSTEM...
THE FLOOD WATCH FOR POTENTIAL LEVEE BREAKS ALONG THE LOWER SAN
JOAQUIN RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* RIVER LEVELS ON THE LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
ARE GRADUALLY RECEDING...SLOWLY ALLEVIATING EXCESS STRAIN ON THE
LEVEES. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM.
* AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM ACROSS THE REGION...SNOWMELT AND
CONTINUED HIGH RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL KEEP RIVER
LEVELS ABOVE MONITOR STAGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE SPRING.
* DESPITE REDUCED RIVER LEVELS...THE POTENTIAL FOR LEVEE BREAKS
REMAINS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN A HEIGHTENED STATE
OF ALERT AND TO CONTINUE MONITORING LOCAL CONDITIONS.
* LOCAL AND COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS...THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUE
WORKING TOGETHER TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR
LEVEE BREAKS. LEVEE MAINTAINING AGENCIES ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO
PATROL LEVEES AND TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON ANY PROBLEMS
NOTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT LEVEES FROM FAILING.
