Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and northern California, including the following counties, in central California, Placer. In northern California, Butte, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter and Yuba. * WHEN...Until noon PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 440 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated moderate to heavy rain fell overnight and will continue this morning. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Grass Valley, Marysville, Palermo, Brush Creek Rs, Pulga, Baxter, Yuba City, Lake Wildwood, Gridley, Bangor, Stanfield Hill, Hurleton, Oregon House, Oroville East, Iowa City, Frenchtown and Challenge- Brownsville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood