...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM PST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORRANCE AND WEST CARSON... AT 510 PM PST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG AND NEARLY STATIONARY STORM CONTINUING ACROSS TORRANCE AND WEST CARSON IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH THIS STORM. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DANGEROUS ROADWAY FLOODING OCCURRING IN TORRANCE AT 445 PM. MAJOR ROADWAYS LIKELY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT ROADWAY FLOODING INCLUDE DEL AMO BOULEVARD TO SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD...EAST OF HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TORRANCE AND WEST CARSON. 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
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