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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A flood advisory has been issued for parts of eastbound Fresno County by the National Weather Service successful Hanford.
Doppler radar shows dense rainfall successful the Sierra National Forest betwixt 3:25 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. connected Tuesday.
The upwind work says the thunderstorms are expected to pb to imaginable insignificant flooding successful low-lying areas, including Simpson Meadow Patrol Cabin, State Lakes, Monarch Ranger Station, Le Conte Canyon Ranger Station, and Blackcap Basin.
The upwind work besides warns that determination are hundreds of low-water crossings successful this benignant of hilly terrain. Most flood-related fatalities hap successful vehicles and it lone takes 1 ft of h2o to lavation distant a car.
In airy of these statistics, drivers are cautioned against crossing flooded roads and are encouraged to find alternate routes oregon hold for the waters to subside.
Even if it is not raining straight overhead, arroyos (dry channels), streams, and rivers tin go raging currents successful a substance of minutes, according to the National Weather Service.
