THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIDGECREST...MOJAVE...ROSAMOND
* UNTIL 815 AM PST TUESDAY
* AT 810 AM PST RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE DATA CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE EAST KERN COUNTY DESERT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE FLOODED OR CLOSED WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING
OF LOW LYING INTERSECTIONS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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LAT...LON 3482 11764 3482 11889 3487 11884 3512 11826
3528 11807 3549 11799 3580 11795 3579 11763
3568 11766 3567 11761
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DUDLEY
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1208 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
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KINGS CA-MARIPOSA CA-KERN CA-TULARE CA-FRESNO CA-MADERA CA-MERCED CA-
1208 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS
BELOW 6000 FEET. THE KERN COUNTY DESERT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE
WARNING...
THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROAD FLOODING
IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS AND
ALONG THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS. PERIODS OF RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.
RECENT HEAVY RAIN HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ONGOING FLOODING CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE FOOTHILLS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. ADDITIONAL RAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS AND
WILL POSE A CONTINUED THREAT OF RISING WATER.
THE THREAT OF ROCK SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE RECENT BURN AREAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN HANFORD IS FORECASTING UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN
IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND KERN COUNTY DESERT...WITH AS MUCH AS 3
INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
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.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Source: NWS Hanford
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