LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service issued a flood watch that lasted Sunday night into Monday morning, as steady rain continued to fall across the county.
The flood watch is in effect until 8 a.m., as forecasters were predicting as much as six tenths of an inch per hour into early Monday.
Due to the heavy rainfall in Lake County, the National Weather Service’s Eureka office said the threat of flooding was expected to continue.
Rainfall totals in inches for the 72-hour period ending at midnight Monday based on National Weather Service observation stations in Lake County are as follows:
— Hidden Valley Lake: 2.11.
— Indian Valley Reservoir: 1.89.
— Jerusalem Grade: 3.30.
— Kelseyville: 1.92.
— Lake Pillsbury: 3.0.
— Lower Lake: 2.77.
— Lyons Valley: 2.74.
— Upper Lake: 2.46.
— Whispering Pines: 4.68.
The forecast calls for rain to continue on Monday.
The agency’s long term forecast for the North Coast said a brief lull in the rainy weather is expected as high pressure builds across the area.
“The next bowling ball in the line is forecast to come barreling down the pike bringing more wet
and unsettled weather to the forecast area by Wednesday,” the forecast said.
Showers are forecast to continue through Saturday, with daytime temperatures rising from the mid 50s to low 60s, while the nighttime conditions are forecast to be in the mid to high 40s.
The United States Geological Survey’s gauge on Clear Lake at Lakeport shows the lake’s level is on a steady rise, hitting 4.44 feet Rumsey, the special measure for Clear Lake, just before 11 p.m. Sunday. That’s up by half a foot since Friday.
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National Weather Service issues overnight flood watch; more rain forecast for the week
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