[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flash Flood Warning - Inyo Co.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 745 PM PDT.  * AT 539 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL INYO COUNTY... OR 8  MILES SOUTH OF STOVEPIPE WELLS. THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  * A STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER AND NEAR THE PANAMINT MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY. STATE ROUTE 190 BETWEEN  STOVEPIPE WELLS AND PANAMINT SPRINGS IS PARTICULARLY VUNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN WASHES... LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON  AREA ROADWAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. TO ESCAPE  RISING WATER... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN! &&

Instruction:
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo

Sent: 2011-07-04T17:47:00-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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