Wednesday, December 22, 2010

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flash Flood Warning - Inland Empire/San Berdo Mnts. & Deserts



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUCAIPA...VICTORVILLE...SAN BERNARDINO...RIALTO...REDLANDS...ONTARIO...HESPERIA...FONTANA... APPLE VALLEY... NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... RIVERSIDE... MORENO VALLEY... CORONA... * UNTIL 930 AM PST  * AT 726 AM PST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOREST FALLS...RUNNING SPRINGS...RANCHO CUCAMONGA...MUSCOY...MENTONE... LOMA LINDA...LAKE ARROWHEAD...HIGHLAND...CRESTLINE...COLTON... BLOOMINGTON...BIG BEAR LAKE AND BIG BEAR CITY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING... RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DEBRIS  FLOWS IN RECENT BURN AREAS ACCORDING TO THRESHOLDS PROVIDED BY THE  USGS. DEBRIS FLOWS... INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES... ARE EXPECTED  WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.  EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... COUNTRY  ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS... STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. &&

Instruction:
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, San Bernardino

Sent: 2010-12-22T07:35:09-08:00

Original Sender: KSGX@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA




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