[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flood Statements - SoCal Rivers

FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER, INCLUDING FASHION VALLEY, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING,  WITH MODERATE FLOODING FORECASTED. FOR THE SANTA MARGARITA RIVER, INCLUDING  YSIDORA, MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURING. FOR THE MOJAVE RIVER, INCLUDING VICTORVILLE, MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.  FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER AT FASHION VALLEY, MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A  STAGE OF 13.3 FEET MEASURED AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY. MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE,  WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.9 FEET AT 10 AM TODAY, WHICH IS 2.6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD  STAGE. THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 11.3 FEET AT 04 AM WEDNESDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11 PM WEDNESDAY. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.8 FEET ON FEB 8 1998.

Area: /FSNC1.2.ER.101221T2154Z.101222T1800Z.101223T0700Z.NO/

Affected Counties or parts of: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange

Sent: 2010-12-22T09:38:53-08:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA



 FOR THE SANTA MARGARITA RIVER AT YSIDORA, THE GAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING SO A CURRENT  RIVER LEVEL IS NOT AVAILABLE. MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE  OF 13.2 FEET EXPECTED AT 10 AM, WHICH IS 2.1 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. AT 13.5 FEET, VANDEGRIFT ROAD IS FLOODED  FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF THE GAGE SITE. STUART MESA BRIDGE HAS BEEN  OVERTOPPED, THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.4 FEET ON FEB 23 1998. LOW  WATER CROSSINGS ON SANDIA CREEK ROAD AND DELUZ ROAD ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE THIS MORNING.

Area: /YDRC1.2.ER.101222T1739Z.101222T1800Z.101223T0240Z.NO/
Sent: 2010-12-22T09:38:54-08:00

 FOR THE MOJAVE RIVER NEAR VICTORVILLE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 15.6 FEET AT 9 AM.  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 18.7 FEET EXPECTED AT  6 PM TODAY, WHICH IS 2.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD  STAGE OF 16.0 FEET AT 10 AM TODAY. THE STAGE IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  AGAIN AT 4 PM THURSDAY. AT 19.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT FLOWS ARE OCCURRING ALONG  THE ENTIRE REACH OF THE RIVER, WITH FLOODING OF ADJACENT FARM LANDS NORTH OF  VICTORVILLE. OVERTOPPING OF LEVEES IS POSSIBLE WHERE VEGETATION AND DEBRIS CHOKES  THE CHANNEL. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON FEB 24 1998.

Area: /MVVC1.2.ER.101221T0705Z.101221T0900Z.101224T0000Z.NO/
Sent: 2010-12-22T09:38:55-08:00

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