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COYOTE CREEK - MILPITAS AT HIGHWAY 237 (CMIC1)
Latitude: 37.42º NLongitude: 121.93º WElevation: 10 Feet
Location: Santa Clara County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: South Bay
Issuance Time: May 06 2025 at 7:47 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 07 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 11.5 FeetMinor Flood: 13.5 FeetModerate Flood: 15.5 FeetMajor Flood: 17.5 Feet

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Flood Impacts
20.5 FeetMajor Flooding: Floodwaters converge to the Commercial Street Neighborhood around N 4th Street and N 10th Street to cause flooding north of I-880 in San Jose. Businesses north and south of Berryessa Road and west of the creek are inundated. South Bay and Golden Wheel Mobile home parks are inundated; there is risk that floodwaters could overtop and flood homes to the west.
19.5 FeetMajor Flooding: Commercial and industrial area near Berryessa Road are significantly flooded. Major flooding in the mobile home parks.
18.0 FeetMajor Flooding: Minor street flooding occurs at Charcot Ave due to bridge overtop. Businesses S of Berryessa Rd nr yard Court are flooded. Overland flows from Yard Court area travel across Berryessa Rd to contribute to flooding of businesses N of Berryessa Rd W of Coyote Crk. S Bay Mobile Home Park, Riverbend Family Park, and Golden Wheel Park are flooded.
17.5 FeetMajor Flooding: Flooding in the offices and industrial areas north and south of Berryessa Road west of the creek. The floodwall on the south side of Golden Wheel and South Bay Mobile Home Parks begin to overtop.
16.5 FeetModerate Flooding: Businesses northwest and southwest of Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek flooding.
15.5 FeetModerate Flooding: Berryessa Road is at rist of localized street flooding, with business northwest fo Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek flooding.
14.5 FeetMinor Flooding: Pick-N-Pull and Graniterock yards flooding.
13.5 FeetMinor Flooding: Railroad truck leading to Graniterock is flooded. Pick-N-Pull yard is at risk of flooding.
11.5 FeetMonitor: Structures along the Creek's natural lower floodplain will become flooded.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ513)
rest of Tonight: Mostly clear except patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph and becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Light winds and becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.

Friday Night through Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.

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

Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Monday through Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
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This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS San Francisco Bay Area-Monterey Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.