THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIDGECREST... * UNTIL 1045 PM PST * AT 642 PM PST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE RANDSBURG LAUREL MOUNTAIN AREAS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING IN A BAND FROM RIDGECREST SOUTH TO EDWARDS AFB. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAUREL MOUNTAIN...RANDSBURG...CAL CITY...BORON...GOVERNMENT PEAK. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY BELOW THE EL PASO AND RAND MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... LITTLE DITCH...TEAGLE WASH AND CACHE CREEK. &&
Instruction:
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
Affected Counties or parts of: Kern
Sent: 2010-12-20T18:50:15-08:00
Original Sender: KHNX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
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