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National Weather Service Issues Flood Advisory Until 7:30 am Friday

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory in the San Francisco Bay Area which includes Contra Costa County. The advisory was issued at 4:28 am and is expected to be in effect until around 7:30 am.

The warning also means that you should allow extra time to get to work because of heavy water on the roadways from runoff.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
428 AM PST FRI FEB 28 2014

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428 AM PST FRI FEB 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  MONTEREY COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SAN BENITO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  ALAMEDA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL 730 AM PST.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALAMO...
  ANTIOCH...BLACKHAWK...BRENTWOOD...CLAYTON...CONCORD...DANVILLE...
  DISCOVERY BAY...EL CERRITO...EL SOBRANTE...KENSINGTON...
  LAFAYETTE...MARTINEZ...MORAGA TOWN...OAKLEY...ORINDA...PITTSBURG...
  PLEASANT HILL...RICHMOND...RODEO...SAN PABLO...SAN RAMON...TARA
  HILLS...WALNUT CREEK...WEST PITTSBURG...ASHLAND...BERKELEY...CASTRO
  VALLEY...CHERRYLAND...DUBLIN...FAIRVIEW...FREMONT...HAYWARD...
  LIVERMORE...NEWARK...OAKLAND...PIEDMONT...PLEASANTON...SAN
  LEANDRO...SAN LORENZO...UNION CITY...CAMPBELL...CUPERTINO...EAST
  FOOTHILLS...GILROY...LOS ALTOS...LOS ALTOS HILLS...LOS GATOS...
  MILPITAS...MORGAN HILL...MOUNTAIN VIEW...PALO ALTO...SAN JOSE...
  SANTA CLARA...SARATOGA...STANFORD...SUNNYVALE...ATHERTON...
  BELMONT...BURLINGAME...DALY CITY...EAST PALO ALTO...EL GRANADA...
  FOSTER CITY...HILLSBOROUGH...MENLO PARK...MILLBRAE...NORTH FAIR
  OAKS...PACIFICA...REDWOOD CITY...SAN BRUNO...SAN CARLOS...SAN
  MATEO...WOODSIDE...APTOS...BEN LOMOND...BOULDER CREEK...CAPITOLA...
  CORRALITOS...FELTON...FREEDOM...INTERLAKEN...LIVE OAK...SANTA
  CRUZ...SCOTTS VALLEY...SOQUEL...WATSONVILLE...CASTROVILLE...DEL
  MONTE FOREST...MARINA...MONTEREY...PRUNEDALE...SEASIDE...ALAMEDA...
  ALBANY...ANO NEUVO STATE RESERVE...BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK...
  BONNY DOON...CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA...CARMEL HIGHLANDS...DAVENPORT...
  EMERYVILLE...HALF MOON BAY...HENRY COE STATE PARK...HERCULES...LA
  HONDA...MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK...MT. HAMILTON...OPAL CLIFFS...
  PESCADERO...PINOLE...RIO DEL MAR...SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT...SAN
  GREGORIO...SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO...TWIN LAKES AND UVAS CANYON PARK.

* AT 426 AM PST AUTOMATED RAINGAGE AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATED
RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH PER HOUR MOVING OVER THE
ADVISORY AREA...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ALSO...SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS COULD FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS AND NEARBY
LOW AREAS.

ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY DO NOT CROSS IT. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY
APPEAR AND THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE
ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PROPERTY DAMAGE SHOULD BE
MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE
IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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