[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flash Flood Warning - US395/Lone Pine Area

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 1015 PM PDT.  * AT 840 PM PDT... LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED DOWNWASH IN THE WHITNEY PORTAL AREA AND IS CROSSING HIGHWAY 395. PORTIONS OF THE WHITNEY  PORTAL ROADWAY HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT WITH FLOODING BEING REPORTED IN THE LONE PINE AREA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LONE PINE...PORTAGEE LAKE  CAMPGROUND AND WHITNEY PORTAL CAMPGROUND. IN ADDITION... PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 IN THE LONE PINE MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS... AROUND UNDERPASSES...  AND IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS  NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS EVEN HARDER TO SEE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY OR IN LOW WATER CROSSINGS. &&

Instruction:
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo

Sent: 2011-07-29T20:53:45-07:00

Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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