Sunday, July 20, 2014

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Watch - Rim Fire Burn Area (7/20/14-PM) 



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA IN EFFECT UNTIL  8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...    CAZ093-096-210300-  /O.NEW.KHNX.FF.A.0001.140720T1910Z-140721T0300Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-  SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-  1210 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA IN EFFECT UNTIL  8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA IN TUOLUMNE    COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.    * UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.    * FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN AND    BELOW THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA. RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE    HALF INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE    SEVERELY BURNED AREAS WILL BE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN. THESE AREAS    NO LONGER ABSORB ANY RAINFALL...LEADING TO ENHANCED RUNOFF. BE    ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROAD PROBLEMS DUE TO FLOODING...ROCK AND    DEBRIS FLOWS.      THIS COULD QUICKLY BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HUNTERS...    RESIDENTS AND PERSONS TRAVELING WITHIN THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA    SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP.      A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY    DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS...ROCK SLIDES AND/OR DEBRIS    FLOWS.    $$    MV    WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
FLOOD WATCH  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  1200 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    CAC109-210300-  /O.NEW.KSTO.FF.A.0001.140720T1900Z-140721T0300Z/  /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  TUOLUMNE-  1200 PM PDT SUN JUL 20 2014    ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA IN TUOLUMNE    COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.    * UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING    * FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN AND    AROUND THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA. RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE    HALF INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING THE STORM. THE SEVERELY    BURNED AREAS WILL BE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN...THIS INCLUDES THE    GRANITE CREEK BASIN. THESE AREAS NO LONGER ABSORB ANY    RAINFALL...LEADING TO ENHANCED RUNOFF. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG    COTTONWOOD ROAD...CHERRY LAKE ROAD...LUMPSTON ROAD...AND USFS    ROAD 3N01 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ROAD PROBLEMS DUE TO    FLOODING...ROCK...AND DEBRIS FLOWS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO  FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT  CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS...ROCKSLIDES...AND/OR  DEBRIS FLOWS.    THIS COULD QUICKLY BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HUNTERS...  RESIDENTS...AND PERSONS TRAVELING WITHIN THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA  SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP.    &&    INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA  WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO  WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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