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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025

CAZ317>320-323>330-181330-
/O.CON.KHNX.FA.A.0008.250918T1800Z-250920T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mariposa Madera Foothills-Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-
Tulare Foothills-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside
of the valley-Yosemite Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon-Upper San
Joaquin River-Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-Grant Grove
Area-Sequoia NP-
Including the cities of Lake Thomas Edison, Fish Camp, El Portal,
Lodgepole, Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Devils Postpile, Grant Grove,
Giant Forest, Shaver Lake, North Fork, Lake Wishon, Auberry,
Huntington Lake, Millerton Lake, Hume Lake, Tuolumne Meadows,
Cedar Grove, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa, Wawona, Coarsegold, and
Florence Lake
823 PM PDT Wed Sep 17 2025

...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BASIN AND FRENCH BURN SCARS AND THE GARNET
FIRE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
  rainfall are possible over the Sierra Nevada including the Basin
  and French Burn Scars and the Garnet Fire.

* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
  areas, Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Grant
  Grove Area, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge, Kings Canyon NP, Mariposa
  Madera Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, San Joaquin River
  Canyon, Sequoia NP, Upper San Joaquin River, Yosemite NP outside
  of the valley and Yosemite Valley.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Basin and French Burn Scars and
  the Garnet Fire is expected up to and during the period of the
  watch. Residents near the Basin and French Burn Scars and the
  Garnet Fire should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Be sure
  to stay up to date with information from local authorities.
  Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks,
  streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
    rainfall in thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada including
    the burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding and debris
    flows.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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