Friday, December 12, 2014

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



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM PST FOR  SOUTH CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  COUNTIES...    AT 1127 PM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH  FLOODING FROM A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSSSOUTH CENTRAL SAN LUIS  OBISPO AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES  BETWEEN ONE INCH AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH  THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL.    LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PISMO  BEACH...GUADALUPE...NIPOMO...ARROYO GRANDE...OCEANO...AND CALLENDAR.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES  AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.    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.    MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO  AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY  DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL  ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED  ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE  PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS  SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY  AUTOMOBILE.    TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN  OXNARD.    &&    LAT...LON 3503 12042 3479 12063 3480 12063 3486 12062        3490 12066 3494 12067 3506 12064 3514 12066        3527 12035    $$    HALL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  1136 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014    CAC079-083-120815-  /O.CON.KLOX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141212T0815Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  SANTA BARBARA CA-SAN LUIS OBISPO CA-  1136 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014    ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM PST FOR  SOUTHEASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  COUNTIES...    AT 1121 PM PST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING  OCCURRING FROM A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN  SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. ONE RAIN  GAGE AT TWITCHELL DAM REPORTED OVER 2 INCHES OR RAINFALL IN 55  MINUTES. THERE WERE OTHER RAIN GAGES IN THE AREA REPORTING BETWEEN  ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES. SEVERAL ROADWAYS  HAVE BEEN FLOODED AND THERE ARE REPORTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY  PATROL OF VEHICLES TRAPPED IN A FOOT OF WATER OR MORE.    LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VANDENBERG  VILLAGE...LOMPOC...MISSION HILLS...LOS ALAMOS...AND ORCUTT.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES  AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.    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.    MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO  AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY  DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL  ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED  ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE  PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS  SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY  AUTOMOBILE.    TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN  OXNARD.    &&    LAT...LON 3536 11987 3535 11980 3527 11980 3527 11967        3518 11966 3518 11957 3509 11964 3498 11981        3479 11995 3458 12065 3469 12061 3475 12065        3478 12064 3503 12042 3527 12035 3541 11987    $$    HALL

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC053-121245-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0019.141212T0643Z-141212T1245Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  1043 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...    MONTEREY COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...    THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GORDA...    * UNTIL 445 AM PST FRIDAY    * AT 1038 PM PST...FLOODING...WAS REPORTED FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN    OVER THE WARNED AREA.    * THE RAINFALL PRODUCING FLOODING...WILL REMAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 1 FROM BIG    SUR SOUTHWARD TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    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.


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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