[californiadisasters] Fw: [EDIS] thunderstorms will bring heavy rain across parts of the southern sierra and kern county mountains and desert through this evening

.A VERY MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR. DAYTIME HEATING WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ALLOWING FOR
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS THIS
AFTERNOON. WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL RESULT IN SLOW MOVING
STORMS...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING.
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON
PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD
HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...INDIAN WELLS VALLEY...KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT AND TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. *
FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH
WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL RESULT IN SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING. * 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: 2011-07-07T03:51:45-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA

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