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Updated:December 23, 2025 12:46 am PST

Wind Advisory WIND ADVISORY  
Merced County

  Effective: Mon, 12/22 7:01pm Severity:  Moderate 
  Updated: December 23, 2025 12:46 am Urgency: Expected
  Expires: Tue, 12/23 3:15am Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: Los Banos - Dos Palos - Merced - Madera - Mendota - Planada - Le Grand - Snelling - Mariposa Madera Foothills - Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra - Yosemite Valley - Kern River Valley
 
Alert Details:
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph expected.

* WHERE...Kern River Valley, Los Banos - Dos Palos, Mariposa Madera
Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, Merced - Madera -
Mendota, Planada - Le Grand - Snelling, and Yosemite Valley.

* WHEN...From 4 PM Tuesday to 4 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Information:
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Wind Advisory WIND ADVISORY  
Merced County

  Effective: Mon, 12/22 7:01pm Severity:  Moderate 
  Updated: December 23, 2025 12:46 am Urgency: Expected
  Expires: Tue, 12/23 3:15am Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: West Side Mountains north of 198 - Coalinga - Avenal - West Side Mountains South of 198 - Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5 - Buena Vista - Bakersfield - South End San Joaquin Valley
 
Alert Details:
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5,
Coalinga - Avenal, South End San Joaquin Valley, West Side
Mountains South of 198, and West Side Mountains north of 198.

* WHEN...From 4 PM Tuesday to 4 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Information:
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Flood Watch FLOOD WATCH  
Merced County

  Effective: Mon, 12/22 7:39pm Severity:  Severe 
  Updated: December 23, 2025 12:46 am Urgency: Future
  Expires: Tue, 12/23 4:00am Certainty: Possible

Areas Affected: West Side Mountains north of 198 - Los Banos - Dos Palos - Merced - Madera - Mendota - Planada - Le Grand - Snelling - Coalinga - Avenal - West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties - Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma - Fresno-Clovis - West Side Mountains South of 198 - Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5 - Delano-Wasco-Shafter - Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore - Visalia - Porterville - Reedley - Buena Vista - Bakersfield - Southeast San Joaquin Valley - South End San Joaquin Valley - Mariposa Madera Foothills - Fresno-Tulare Foothills - Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra - South End Sierra Foothills - South End of the Lower Sierra - Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge - Kings Canyon NP - Grant Grove Area - Sequoia NP - South End of the Upper Sierra - Kern River Valley - Piute Walker Basin - Tehachapi - Grapevine - Frazier Mountain Communities - Indian Wells Valley - Mojave Desert Slopes - Mojave Desert
 
Alert Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Much of Central California.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.