Weather service warns of flash floods in Sacramento area, much of Northern California

Northern California can expect to see more rainy weather moving into next week, and some regions could see localized flooding.

The Sacramento office of the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Sunday, set to take effect Monday morning and last through the evening.

The flash flood watch runs through a strip of Northern California that stretches from Shasta County in the north to Tuolumne County in the south.

The eastern edge of Sacramento County – including suburbs such as Citrus Heights, Folsom and the Placer County city of Roseville – is affected by the flood watch. Placerville in El Dorado County and other foothills communities are included as well.

Intense rain is expected in the affected area, with rainfall rates near half an inch every hour, but potentially higher.

The storm may bring thunderstorms, small mudslides and flooding on roadways and near creeks.

The NWS also issued a winter storm warning for high elevations of the Sierra Nevada. The area could get up to eight inches of snow by Tuesday. Peaks may see a foot of snow.

After Monday’s rainstorm, there could be scattered showers lingering mostly over the foothills and in the mountains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow will continue to accumulate at high elevations.

The NWS warned against travel over the mountain range through Tuesday.

This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 4:13 PM.