SACRAMENTO- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch warning for much of the northern Central Valley including San Joaquin, Calaveras, and Stanislaus Counties. It is in effect from today March 5th at 4:00PM to Thursday March 7th.

In a statement released Monday they warned, “In the Valley, areas may receive 1 to 3 inches of rain, with locations in the foothills seeing 2 to 5 inches.”