CFN - CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS - CAL FIRE NEWS : EDIS - Flash flood watch for portions of western mohave... southern clark and eastern san bernardino counties until 9 pm this evening

Saturday, July 28, 2007

EDIS - Flash flood watch for portions of western mohave... southern clark and eastern san bernardino counties until 9 pm this evening

[EDIS] flash flood watch for portions of western mohave... southern clark and eastern san bernardino counties until 9 pm this evening

Inyo, San Bernardino

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE MOHAVE DESERT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA... CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE... LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...CADIZ BASIN...MORONGO BASIN AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING * THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo, San Bernardino,

Sent: 2007-07-28T11:35:24-07:00

Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

EDIS - Flash flood watch for portions of western mohave... southern clark and eastern san bernardino counties until 9 pm this evening

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