Merced County

Alerts in effect

Alerts covering all or part of Merced County.

• Heat Advisorymoderate

  West Side Mountains north of 198; Los Banos - Dos Palos; Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; Coalinga - Avenal; West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis; West Side Mountains South of 198; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Visalia - Porterville - Reedley; Buena Vista; Bakersfield; Southeast San Joaquin Valley; South End San Joaquin Valley; Mariposa Madera Foothills; Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra; Fresno-Tulare Foothills; Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra; South End Sierra Foothills; South End of the Lower Sierra

  NWS Hanford CA · until Oct 4, 10:00 PM PDT

Outlook for the days ahead

• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 1: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 1: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 2, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 4: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 5: no risk area over Merced County until Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

Rainfall forecast

• Day 1 (24 hours): no measurable rain forecast in Merced County issued Oct 2, 5:41 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–3 (72 hours): no measurable rain forecast in Merced County issued Oct 2, 5:53 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–7: no measurable rain forecast in Merced County issued Oct 2, 5:54 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

River gauges

• Bear Creek at McKee Road
  NowNo flooding5.7 ftOct 1, 11:45 PM PDTForecastNo flooding5.63 ftOct 2, 1:00 AM PDT
• Deadman Creek at Le Grand
  NowFlood stages not defined-0.81 ftOct 2, 12:00 AM PDT
• Dry Creek at Oakdale Road
  NowFlood stages not defined-1.08 ftOct 2, 12:15 AM PDT
• Dry Creek near Snelling
  NowFlood stages not defined3.65 ftOct 1, 11:45 PM PDTForecastFlood stages not defined3.9 ftOct 2, 1:00 AM PDT
• Eastside Bypass at El Nido
  NowFlood stages not defined8.84 ftOct 1, 11:45 PM PDTForecastFlood stages not defined9.4 ftOct 2, 4:00 PM PDT
• Merced River at Shaffer Bridge
  NowFlood stages not defined1.45 ftOct 2, 12:15 AM PDT
• Merced River at Stevinson
  NowNo flooding56.69 ftOct 2, 12:00 AM PDTForecastNo flooding56.99 ftOct 5, 11:00 PM PDT
• San Joaquin River near Stevinson
  NowFlood stages not defined60.6 ftOct 1, 11:45 PM PDTForecastFlood stages not defined60.5 ftOct 2, 1:00 AM PDT