Active AlertsSacramento, CA
Flood Advisory
What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
Where: Portions of Placer, Sacramento, Amador, El Dorado and Nevada County in California
When: Until 700 PM PST.
Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
Additional Details: - At 454 PM PST, local law enforcement continues to report flooding in the advisory area, and additional bands of rainfall continue to move into the area. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Auburn, Placerville, Jackson, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Lake Of The Pines, Ione, Rancho Murieta, Colfax, Shingle Springs, Rescue, Coloma, Lotus, Latrobe, Smithflat, Garden Valley, Pilot Hill, Greenwood and Forest Home. - Highway 50 and Interstate 80 - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.