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MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE AT POHONO BRIDGE (POHC1)
Latitude: 37.72º NLongitude: 119.67º WElevation: 3862 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Jun 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: 10.0 Feet
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Impacts - E19 Information
7.0 FeetRiver is closed to rafters and floatation.
9.5 FeetLower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
10.0 FeetMerced River at Pohono Bridge begins to flood.
11.4 FeetWater begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
12.0 FeetWater on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, Sentinel Crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
12.5 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan Crossover, and Sentinel Crossover are impassible to vehicles.
23.45 FeetFlood of record - 01/02/1997. $178 Million damage to Yosemite Valley.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ324)
Today: Breezy. Partly sunny with slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible early in the afternoon. Highs 49 to 59. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight: Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow, rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow accumulation up to 7 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 8 inches. Lows 23 to 29. Southwest winds up to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 39 to 49. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 33. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Monday: Not as cool. Sunny. Highs 50 to 60. East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night through Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 42. Highs 54 to 64.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 58 to 68. Lows 38 to 44.

Thursday through Friday: Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 74. Lows 43 to 49.