CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Wed Feb 18, 2026 at 08:59 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

A low pressure system is making its way down the west coast and will move out of the area later today before another system with a similar track moves in overnight tonight and into Thursday.
Chances of thunderstorms today across the coast Today and Thursday over nrn/cntrl CA.
Another large low will approach this weekend into early next week bringing additional widespread precipitation.
Most rivers will begin to recede over the next few days.
Monitor stage exceedances are expected on the Sacramento, Cosumnes, San Diego, and Santa Margarita Rivers.
Flow at Tisdale is expected to continue through today.

Confidence: Moderate, Low Saturday Onward

Staffing Level: Normal

Detailed Hydrometeorological Discussion: www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/discussion

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions (Select NWS ID for Specified Graphical RVF)

NWS ID	River / Creek	Gage / Station	Action/ Monitor	Minor Flood	Moderate Flood	Major Flood	Latest Observed Stage / Flow	Latest Observed Date / Time	Max Forecast Stage / Flow
FSNC1	SAN DIEGO	FASHION VALLEY	7.5	10.0	13.5	16.5	5.34 / 225	02/18 10:15 PM PST	7.89 / 676
TEHC1	SACRAMENTO	TEHAMA BRIDGE	206.5	209.5	216.7	217.7	199.59 / 12,944	02/18 10:00 PM PST	206.56 / 48,387
TISC1	SACRAMENTO	TISDALE WEIR	44.1	51.6	54.6	55.6	44.99 / 1,448	02/18 10:15 PM PST	44.85 / 1,009
RVBC1	SACRAMENTO	RIO VISTA	7.4	11.9	20.4	21.4	3.61 / NA	02/18 10:30 PM PST	7.40 / NA
MCNC1	COSUMNES	MCCONNELL	38.5	44.5	53.4	53.5	39.67 / NA	02/18 10:15 PM PST	40.82 / NA
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").