007 FPUS76 KSTO 082140 NOWSTO SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 140 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 CAZ017-019-067-069-082245- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 140 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2015 .NOW... A NARROW BUT INTENSE RAIN BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY AT THIS TIME HEADING EAST AT AROUND 35 MPH TOWARDS THE FOOTHILLS. THE BAND IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS HEADING TOWARD THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE MILE. THE LINE WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS LINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. $$