THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 700 PM PST. * AT 449 PM PST...PESCADERO CREEK NEAR PESCADERO IS CURRENTLY REPORTING STREAM FLOW LEVELS THAT HAVE REACHED FLOOD STAGE. RAIN GAGES INDICATE RAIN RATES UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH PER HOUR ACROSS THE BASIN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS RAIN WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY BUT CREEK LEVELS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE FOR THE NEXT HOUR TO SEVERAL HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE THE TOWN OF PESCADERO AS WELL AS ROADS AND TRAILS IN BUTANO STATE PARK. OTHER COASTAL CREEKS IN THE AREA MAY BE IN FLOOD AS WELL. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CAMPERS AND HIKERS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE RELATIVE TO CREEKS...STREAMS...OR RIVERS WHICH CAN BECOME DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAINS. BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS. 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. LAT...LON 3737 12241 3739 12223 3716 12222 3713 12235 3715 12237 3716 12237 3718 12240 3720 12242 $$ STRUDLEY/DYKEMA
FLASH FLOOD WARNING CAC087-240245- /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0014.121224T0043Z-121224T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 443 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 645 PM PST. * AT 430 PM PST...THE SOQUEL CREEK STREAM GAGE IN SOQUEL AT BRIDGE STREET IS REPORTING STAGES JUST BELOW FLOOD LEVELS FOR THE DOWNTOWN VICINITY. RAIN GAGES INDICATE RAIN RATES UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH PER HOUR ACROSS THE BASIN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. LAT...LON 3702 12196 3702 12191 3697 12193 3697 12196 $$ STRUDLEY/DYKEMA
FLASH FLOOD WARNING CAC087-240230- /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0013.121223T2238Z-121224T0230Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 238 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 630 PM PST. * AT 200 PM PST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT THE SAN LORENZO RIVER AT BIG TREES WAS RISING AT THE RATE OF 4 FEET PER HOUR. RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. AT 2:30 PM PST THE RIVER STAGE AT BIG TREES WAS 15.5 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. UNOFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE AT BIG TREES IS 17 FEET. * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF THE FELTON GROVE AREA AND ADJACENT EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES AND PORTIONS OF THE FELTON COVERED BRIDGE PARK. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AS WELL ON TRAILS IN THE HENRY COWELL REDWOODS STATE PARK. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CAMPERS AND HIKERS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE RELATIVE TO CREEKS...STREAMS...OR RIVERS WHICH CAN BECOME DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAINS. BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS. 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. LAT...LON 3706 12213 3709 12204 3699 12201 3698 12206 $$ DYKEMA/STRUDLEY--
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
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