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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