More rain in the forecast; early morning flood advisory issued

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Forecasters issued a flood advisory in addition to the flash flood watch in effect for Lake County due to steady – and, at times, heavy – rainfall on Monday.

The flash flood watch was set to expire at 4 a.m. Tuesday, with the flood advisory in effect through 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

National Weather Service observation stations around Lake County recorded the following rainfall totals for the 24-hour period ending at 3 a.m. Tuesday. The measurements are in inches:

– Boggs Mountain: 3.55.
– Cache Creek near Lower Lake: 2.57.
– High Valley near Glenhaven: 1.85.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 1.87.
– Kelseyville: 2.81.
– Lakeport: 1.77.
– Sulphur fire burn area near Mira Vista road: 2.15.
– Upper Lake: 2.10.
– Whispering Pines: 4.56.

The updated Lake County forecast calls for rainfall during the day on Tuesday, with chances of showers at night.

Rain is again expected on Wednesday, tapering off by Wednesday night, with no rain in the forecast again until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

The weather conditions on Monday resulted in a closure of Anderson Springs Road near the activity center and the closure of the Dry Creek Cutoff at the lower water crossing near Middletown, according to the Lake County Public Works Department.

Email Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com. Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.