THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUCAIPA...VICTORVILLE...SAN BERNARDINO...RIALTO...REDLANDS...ONTARIO...HESPERIA...FONTANA... APPLE VALLEY... NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY... * UNTIL 815 PM PST. * AT 553 PM PST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM SEVERAL STORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE ARROWHEAD...GEORGE AFB...BIG BEAR CITY...REDLANDS...WRIGHTWOOD...VICTORVILLE...AND ADELANTO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WATERSHEDS BURNED IN 2009 BY THE SHEEP FIRE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING RAINSTORMS. NEIGHBORHOODS, STREETS AND ROADS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS CAN BE IMPACTED BY FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS. DEBRIS FLOWS CAN IMPACT HIGHWAY 138, LONE PINE CANYON ROAD, LYTLE CREEK ROAD, SHEEP CANYON ROAD, AND SWARTHART CANYON ROAD, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES. THE WATERSHEDS BURNED IN 2009 BY THE OAK GLEN AND PENDLETON FIRES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING RAINSTORMS. NEIGHBORHOODS, STREETS, AND ROADS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS CAN BE IMPACTED BY FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS. DEBRIS FLOWS CAN IMPACT OAK GLEN ROAD, CANYON ROAD, AND PISGAH PEAK ROAD, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES. 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. &&
Instruction:
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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. 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
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, San Bernardino
Sent: 2010-12-20T18:05:30-08:00
Original Sender: KSGX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
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