Sunday, August 3, 2014

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Warnings - SoCal (8/03/14-12:06PM)



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM PDT FOR  CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY...    AT 1206 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.  HOWEVER...RAINFALL RUN-OFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS IS LIKELY  TO CONTINUE...AND A NEW...POTENTIALLY STRONGER THUNDERSTORM  NORTHEAST OF MECCA WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT  HOUR...INCREASING THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FOR SOUTHEAST  COACHELLA VALLEY.    LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED  TO...COACHELLA...INDIO...THERMAL...INTERSTATE 10...AND HIGHWAY 86.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    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 3392 11629 3392 11620 3385 11613 3383 11613        3374 11600 3374 11594 3362 11595 3358 11616        3383 11638 3395 11641    $$    HARRISON

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  1208 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014    CAC065-032100-  /O.CON.KSGX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140803T2100Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  RIVERSIDE CA-  1208 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014    ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM PDT FOR WEST  CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY...    AT NOON PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SOME  WEAKENING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING.  HOWEVER...RAINFALL RUN-OFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY  CONTINUE...AND SO FLASH FLOOD REMAINS POSSIBLE.    OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VALLE  VISTA...HEMET...HIGHWAY 74...HIGHWAY 371...SAGE AND SAN JACINTO.    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 3371 11704 3382 11702 3385 11700 3379 11674        3347 11671 3347 11702    $$    HARRISON

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC065-032200-  /O.NEW.KPSR.FF.W.0021.140803T1905Z-140803T2200Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  1205 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...    THIS INCLUDES DESERT CENTER...    INTERSTATE 10    * UNTIL 300 PM PDT    * AT 1155 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL LIKELY  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING  INTERSTATE 10.    * THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING    WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED    COUNTY.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT PEOPLE ALONG THE BANKS OF WASHES AND  CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NORMALLY DRY WASHES  AND STREAMS WILL SUDDENLY HAVE RUNNING WATER AND MAKE UNBRIDGED  CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE. STREETS...UNDERPASSES...AND LOW SPOTS WILL  BECOME INUNDATED MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREA.    MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN MOTORIZED VEHICLES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING  FLOODED ROADS...MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.


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


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