Thursday, December 11, 2014

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Warnings - CenCal (12/11/14-PM)



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    MONTEREY COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...    THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LUCIA...BIG SUR VILLAGE...    * UNTIL 1145 PM PST.    * AT 939 PM PST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES    INDICATED...    * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GARRAPATA    STATE PARK AND ANDREW MOLERA STATE PARK    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ISSUED DUE TO CONCERN OVER POTENTIAL  FOR ROCKFALL AND DEBRIS FLOW POTENTIAL ALONG THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE  IMPACTING HIGHWAY 1 AND OTHER LOCALIZED ROUTES OF TRAVEL AND SMALL  COMMUNITIES THERE.  THE INTENSE RAINFALL MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED  FLOODING IN THE STEEP MOUNTAIN DRAINAGES...BUT DUE TO THE VERY FEW  FLOODPLAINS IN THIS AREA...THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR ROCKFALL AND  DEBRIS FLOWS.    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 3602 12159 3612 12164 3619 12172 3623 12182        3630 12191 3634 12190 3647 12194 3651 12183        3636 12175 3623 12158 3607 12143 3600 12152    $$    CW

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC053-120645-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0017.141212T0442Z-141212T0645Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  842 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    MONTEREY COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...    THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GORDA...    * UNTIL 1045 PM PST.    * AT 838 PM PST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES    INDICATED...    * THE STORM PRODUCING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS    OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ISSUED DUE TO CONCERN OVER POTENTIAL  FOR ROCKFALL AND DEBRIS FLOW POTENTIAL ALONG THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE  IMPACTING HIGHWAY 1 AND OTHER LOCALIZED ROUTES OF TRAVEL AND SMALL  COMMUNITIES THERE.  THE INTENSE RAINFALL MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED  FLOODING IN THE STEEP MOUNTAIN DRAINAGES...BUT DUE TO THE VERY FEW  FLOODPLAINS IN THIS AREA...THE MAIN CONCERN IS FOR ROCKFALL AND  DEBRIS FLOWS.    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.
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