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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
622 AM PDT Thu Sep 18 2025

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/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 Wishon, Cedar Grove, Auberry,
Lodgepole, Yosemite Valley, Grant Grove, Wawona, Mariposa, Bass
Lake, Huntington Lake, Millerton Lake, Coarsegold, Giant Forest,
Shaver Lake, Fish Camp, Hume Lake, North Fork, Lake Thomas
Edison, Devils Postpile, Oakhurst, Florence Lake, El Portal, and
Tuolumne Meadows
622 AM PDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BASIN AND FRENCH BURN SCARS AND THE GARNET
FIRE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS 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 11 AM PDT this morning through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Sierra Nevada including 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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