Thursday, September 5, 2013

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Warnings - SoCal (9/05/13-3:28PM)



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM PDT FOR NORTH  CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY...    AT 318 PM PDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROCKS AND DEBRIS  ON ROADWAYS IN THE WARNED AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER  RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE MULTIPLE STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN  OVER THE AREA.    LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  BANNING...CABAZON AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10...HIGHWAYS  60...62..243 AND STATE ROUTE 111 APROACHING PALM SPRINGS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    WATERSHEDS BURNED IN 2013 WITHIN THE SILVER BURN AREA ARE  PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM THIS  RAINSTORM. DWELLINGS...ROADS...TRAILS...AND CAMPGROUNDS LOCATED ALONG  DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW THE BURNED BASINS CAN BE IMPACTED BY FLASH  FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED  TO...ALL DWELLINGS...ROADS...CAMPGROUNDS...AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN LOW  LYING AREAS NEAR ONE HORSE CANYON AND JENSON CREEK. DWELLINGS  DOWNSTREAM OF THE BURN AREA...INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MORONGO INDIAN  RESERVATION...SNOW CREEK...HURLEY FLAT...TWIN PINES RANCH...MCMULLEN  FLAT...MOUNT OAK BOYS RANCH...POPPET FLAT...AND PORTIONS OF BANNING  SOUTH OF I-10 AND ADJACENT TO THE BURN AREA. IN ADDITION...ROADS  THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...THOSE IN THE  VICINITY OF BANNING IDYLLWILD ROAD...HIGHWAY 243...ESPERANZA  AVENUE...ROADS IN THE MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION SOUTH OF MARGARET  AND ESTHER AVENUES...ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF POPPET FLATS  ROAD...OLD IDYLLWILD ROAD...ELLIS DRIVE...TWIN PINES ROAD...GORGONIO  VIEW ROAD...WONDERVIEW ROAD...VISTA GRADE ROAD OR FS 3S09...HALLS  GRADE ROAD...SILVER CREEK DRIVE AND WOLFSKILL TRUCK TRAIL. FOR MORE  INFORMATION ON POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOWS AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU LIVE  NEAR A RECENTLY BURNED AREA...GO TO  LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV/RESEARCH/WILDFIRE/    DEBRIS FLOWS...INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS  STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL  PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.    DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS  SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.    &&    LAT...LON 3399 11691 3399 11658 3383 11655 3380 11691    $$    PG

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC065-060115-  /O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0075.130905T2210Z-130906T0115Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  310 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...    THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS...    * UNTIL 615 PM PDT.    * AT 258 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.    * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IDYLLWILD    PINE COVE...PALM SPRINGS...RANCHO MIRAGE AND PALM DESERT    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    WATERSHEDS BURNED IN 2013 WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN BURN AREA ARE  PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM THIS  RAINSTORM. DWELLINGS...ROADS...TRAILS...AND CAMPGROUNDS LOCATED ALONG  DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW THE BURNED BASINS CAN BE IMPACTED BY FLASH  FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO...  ALL DWELLINGS...ROADS...CAMPGROUNDS...AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN LOW LYING  AREAS OF TAQHUITZ CREEK...ANDREAS CANYON...MURRAY CANYON...WEST FORK  PALM CANYON...FOBES CANYON...APPLE CANYON...HERKEY CREEK AND  COLDWATER CREEK. IN ADDITION...ROADS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...THOSE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH PALM CANYON  DRIVE...HIGHWAY 74...OR PINES TO PALMS HIGHWAY...BETWEEN MOUNTAIN  CENTER AND MORRIS RANCH ROAD...FOBES RANCH ROAD APPLE CANYON ROAD...  BONITA VISTA ROAD...FOREST SERVICE 5521 AND FOREST SERVICE 5505. FOR  MORE INFORMATION ON POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOWS AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU LIVE  NEAR A RECENTLY BURNED AREA...GO TO  LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV/RESEARCH/WILDFIRE/    DEBRIS FLOWS...INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS  STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL  PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.    EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY  ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW  LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.    DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS  SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.    &&    LAT...LON 3381 11677 3383 11655 3384 11655 3384 11651        3373 11634 3362 11645 3359 11658 3359 11675    $$    PG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  259 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013    CAC073-052330-  /O.CON.KSGX.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-130905T2330Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  SAN DIEGO CA-  259 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013    ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM PDT FOR EAST  CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY...    AT 254 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 TO  2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED ALONG SUNRISE HIGHWAY. THIS INCLUDES  DESCANSO AND KITCHEN CREEKS WHICH DRAIN TOWARDS INTERSTATE 8.    LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT LAGUNA  AND PINE VALLEY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.    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.    &&    LAT...LON 3272 11654 3283 11655 3307 11655 3313 11648        3305 11634 3294 11628 3283 11623 3261 11626        3258 11655    $$    TARDY

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC065-071-060045-  /O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0074.130905T2151Z-130906T0045Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  251 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...    SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...    * UNTIL 545 PM PDT.    * AT 237 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.    * THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER    MAINLY RURAL AREAS IN AND AROUND FOREST FALLS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    THE WATERSHEDS BURNED THIS FALL ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH  FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING RAINSTORMS. A SHORT PERIOD OF EVEN  MODERATE RAINFALL ON A BURNED WATERSHED CAN LEAD TO DEBRIS FLOWS.  RAINFALL THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED INTO HILLSLOPE SOILS CAN RUN OFF  ALMOST INSTANTLY AFTER VEGETATION HAS BEEN REMOVED BY WILDFIRE. THIS  CAUSES MUCH GREATER AND MORE RAPID RUNOFF THAN IS NORMAL FROM CREEKS  AND DRAINAGE AREAS. THE HIGHLY ERODIBLE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR ALLOW  FLOOD WATERS TO ENTRAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF ASH, MUD...BOULDERS...AND  UNBURNED VEGETATION. WITHIN THE BURNED AREA AND DOWNSTREAM...THE  FORCE OF RUSHING WATER...SOIL AND ROCK CAN DESTROY CULVERTS...  BRIDGES...ROADWAYS AND BUILDINGS...POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY OR  DEATH.    WATERSHEDS BURNED IN 2013 BY THE HATHAWAY FIRE ARE PARTICULARLY  SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS FROM THIS RAINSTORM.  ROADS...TRAILS...AND CAMPGROUNDS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR  BELOW THE BURNED BASINS CAN BE IMPACTED BY FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS  FLOWS. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO...THE PORTIONS OF  POTRERO ROAD...MISSION ROAD...FOOTHILLS ROAD AND MILLARD CANYON ROAD  DOWNSTREAM OF THE BURN AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON POST-FIRE DEBRIS  FLOWS AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU LIVE NEAR A RECENTLY BURNED AREA...GO TO  LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV/RESEARCH/WILDFIRE/    DEBRIS FLOWS...INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS  STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL  PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.    EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE  BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.    DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS  SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.    &&    LAT...LON 3418 11696 3421 11676 3400 11670 3400 11692        3404 11702    $$    PG

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC065-073-060000-  /O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0072.130905T2108Z-130906T0000Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  208 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    SOUTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...    CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...    * UNTIL 500 PM PDT    * AT 200 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    FLASH FLOODING FROM A STORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE AREAS    ARE RECEIVING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN HEADWATERS.    * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PALOMAR    MOUNTAIN AND CUYAMACA STATE PARK AND PEAK. DRY WASHES INCLUDE    RATTLESNAKE...KITCHEN...DESCANSO...LA POSTA AND COTTONWOOD CREEKS.    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.

Source: NWS San Diego


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