Sunday, August 18, 2013

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Warnings - Cal Deserts (8/18/13-6:17PM) 



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR  EXTREME WEST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...    AT 617 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DUAL POL  STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION INDICATED ALMOST 8 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION  HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH STORMS HAVE  DISSIPATED OVER THE AREA...FLASH FLOODING MAY STILL BE  OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN ADELANTO  AND BORON.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO  AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY  DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL  ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED  ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    PLEASE REPORT FLASH FLOODING AND DAMAGE FROM FLASH FLOODS TO THE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO TWITTER AND FACEBOOK PAGES.    &&    LAT...LON 3481 11744 3473 11744 3458 11754 3458 11768        3482 11768 3483 11767    $$    JJT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  600 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013    CAC027-190200-  /O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0141.000000T0000Z-130819T0200Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  INYO CA-  600 PM PDT SUN AUG 18 2013    ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR SOUTH  CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...    AT 551 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO  INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WARNING AREA PRODUCING VERY  HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INYO  COUNTY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BADWATER BASIN...MOVING NORTH AT 5  MPH.    LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO...  BADWATER ROAD...WEST SIDE ROAD.    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!    REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL  WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER USING...AT NWSVEGAS.
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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