[californiadisasters] Fw: [EDIS] flash flood watch in effect for portions of southwest california..

Similar watches for all areas of So Cal today:
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.A VERY MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR MASS HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
DAYTIME HEATING WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY...ALLOWING FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. SINCE THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE RATHER WEAK...ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE SLOW MOVING...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING. CUYAMA VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS
EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF... CUYAMA... SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS
AREA... LOCKWOOD VALLEY... MOUNT PINOS... ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...
SANDBERG... LANCASTER...PALMDALE ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ANTELOPE
VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE...VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MOUNTAINS. * FROM 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES
UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
* WHERE HEAVY RAINS OCCURS...EXPECT VERY RAPID RISES IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES
AND ARROYOS IN DESERTS...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
OF ROADWAYS AND SMALL STREAMS. RECENT BURN AREAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
WOULD BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. 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 LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los
Angeles

Sent: 2011-07-06T03:31:47-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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