Tuesday, July 25, 2006

 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR INLAND EMPIRE HAS BEEN ISSUED

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MTNS AND
DESERTS OF EXTREME SW CA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING.

MOIST UNSTABLE AIR & SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN & FLASH FLOODING TODAY IN THE
MOUNTAINS & DESERTS. THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SUCH AS THE HORSE.
SAWTOOTH & MILLARD BURNS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO
FLASH FLOODING.MUD & DEBRIS FLOWS.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE & LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
935 AM PDT TUE JUL 25 2006

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SW CA.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS.APPLE & LUCERNE VALLEYS.
COACHELLA VALLEY.RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS.SAN DIEGO COUNTY MTNS & DESERTS.

* FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. A FEW OF
THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL & FLASH FLOODING.
ESPECIALLY ON & NEAR STEEP TERRAIN & RECENTLY BURNED AREAS.

* AREAS IN & NEAR THE MILLARD & SAWTOOTH BURNS IN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.& THE HORSE FIRE BURN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.MUD AND
DEBRIS FLOWS. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON OR BELOW BURNED HILLSIDES
OR MTN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE MUD SLIDES
& DEBRIS FLOWS. THESE FLOWS MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME.EVEN WITH
LITTLE OR NO RAIN FALLING.

CAMPERS & HIKERS SPENDING TIME IN THE MTNS TODAY SHOULD
AVOID NARROW CANYONS & NORMALLY DRY WASHES IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
OBSERVED.EVEN IN THE DISTANCE. RUNNING WATER CAN MOVE A
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THE STORM.& RUSH QUICKLY INTO
NORMALLY DRY AREAS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

LAVIS

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