...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AT 857 PM PST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED AT FORT
IRWIN AND ALONG HIGHWAY 178 NEAR TRONA...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLING
THROUGH THE EVENING WILL CAUSE THE FLOOD THREAT TO CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...DUMONT DUNES AND TRONA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FAST RISING WATER AND FLASH FLOODING OF WASHES...SMALL
STREAMS...DRAINAGE AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...RURAL DIRT ROADS AND
LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT ONLY TAKES 18
INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD...AND
LESS THAN SIX INCHES OF SWIFTLY MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A PERSON OFF
THEIR FEET.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN YOU APPROACH
FLOOD WATERS MAKE THE SMART DECISION...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 11765 3509 11766 3511 11764 3565 11765
3566 11763 3567 11765 3578 11765 3579 11621
3473 11616 3474 11644
$$
MORGAN
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
800 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010
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 1215 AM PST.
* AT 738 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE
AND THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
ARROWHEAD...VICTORVILLE...BIG BEAR CITY...FOREST FALLS...LYTLE
CREEK...WRIGHTWOOD...SILVERWOOD
LAKE...REDLANDS...YUCAIPA...DEVORE...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.
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.
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.
&&
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=hnx&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
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