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NAPA RIVER - SAINT HELENA (SHEC1)
Latitude: 38.51º NLongitude: 122.45º WElevation: 195 Feet
Location: Napa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Russian NapaRiver Group: Russian Napa
Issuance Time: Jun 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 16.0 FeetMinor Flood: 18.0 FeetModerate Flood: 20.0 FeetMajor Flood: 22.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Flood Impacts
24.0 FeetDisastrous Flooding. Widespread flooding across upper Napa Valley with travel essentially impossible. The peak water level during the flood of 12/31/2005 measured 23.6 feet.
22.0 FeetMajor Flood Stage. Major flooding throughout the upper Napa Valley with most roads inundated, making travel extremely difficult and unsafe.
20.0 FeetModerate Flood Stage. Moderate flooding of the lower portions of Silverado Trail along the reach. Inundation of low lying residential areas along the east river bank in the vicinity of Pope Street Bridge. Secondary and many primary roads inundated; most major cross roads inundated and unsafe to pass.
18.0 FeetMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding of low lying agricultural areas along river begins. Low lying rural residential areas immediately adjacent to the river and some secondary roads affected.
16.0 FeetMonitor Stage. WFO Monterey may issue a Flood Watch-based products to cover Napa Valley regional flood potential at this stage.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ506)
rest of Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.

Wednesday Night through Saturday: Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. Highs in the 70s to 80s.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s.

Sunday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the 70s to 80s.