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| REDWOOD CREEK - ORICK (ORIC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 41.30º N | Longitude: 124.05º W | Elevation: 5 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Humboldt County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jan 10 2026 at 11:01 AM PST |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. |
| 10-Day Probability Plot |
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| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ103) |
| Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 34 to 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning. Highs 53 to 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 34 to 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 62. North wind around 5 mph. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy dense fog. Lows 36 to 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 56 to 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows 39 to 49. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 56 to 66. Wednesday Night: Clear. Patchy fog. Lows 41 to 51. Thursday: Sunny. Highs 62 to 72. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows 41 to 51. Friday and Friday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 60 to 70. Lows 40 to 50. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 69. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 35.0 Feet | People in Orick should evacuate outside of the Orick Valley immediately. The river is at the top of the levee (or overtopping) near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Road on the right/north bank. The levee protecting Orick is at imminent risk for failure. Levee failure will cause catastrophic flooding outside the levees, creating major safety hazards and inundating homes & businesses across Orick. Floodwaters will make portions of Highway 101 and other local roads impassable. |
| 33.0 Feet | People in Orick should be ready to evacuate outside the Orick valley. Time for a safe evacuation becomes critically short, especially for people who need more time or have limited mobility. Follow direction of public safety and emergency response officials. The river is within 2 feet from the top of levee near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Raod on the right/north bank. The levee protecting the town of Orick has an elevated risk of failure. |
| 32.0 Feet | People in areas protected by the levee within Orick should closely monitor river forecasts & be prepared to evacuate outside the Orick valley if water levels are predicted to continue to rising. People who need more time to evacuate, especially those with limited mobility, should consider taking early action. The river is within 3 feet from the top of the levee near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Road on the right/north bank. The levee protecting Orick is at risk for failure. |
| 26.0 Feet | Officials responsible for the levees & emergency response begin patrolling to look for problem areas that can threaten the integrity of the levee such as seepage, boils, erosion, debris jams, cracks, or sloughing. Closely monitor precipitation forecasts & river forecasts (stage & flow) & be aware of the potential for rising water levels. |