A STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT IS DRAWING UP CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE. KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM SEQUOIA PARK SOUTH...THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...AND THE DESERTS OF KERN COUNTY. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES...ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL. * MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE VERY SLOW MOVING AND DROP A LOT OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NORMALLY DRY STREAMS AND WASHES CAN FILL UP QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
Affected Counties or parts of: Tuolumne, Tulare, Mariposa, Merced, Kings, Kern, Fresno, Madera
Sent: 2011-07-04T14:55:10-07:00
Original Sender: KHNX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
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