THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DESERT CENTER...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... * UNTIL 700 PM PDT * AT 251 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CHIRIACO SUMMIT AND SOME SPOTS MAY SEE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN. RUNNING WATER MAY BE COVERING ROADWAYS AND DANGEROUS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIDLAND AND EAGLE MTN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT PEOPLE ALONG THE BANKS OF WASHES AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND STREAMS WILL SUDDENLY HAVE RUNNING WATER AND MAKE UNBRIDGED CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE. STREETS...UNDERPASSES...AND LOW SPOTS WILL BECOME INUNDATED MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREA. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE RUNNING WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. TO REPORT FLOODING... HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, San Bernardino
Sent: 2011-09-13T15:01:13-07:00
Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
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