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Monday, July 23, 2007

[EDIS] flash flood watch in effect - LASSEN - EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES AND SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA

[EDIS] flash flood watch in effect from tuesday afternoon through tuesday evening

SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE..

. FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES AND SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...WHICH WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. * RECENTLY BURNED AREAS FROM THE ANTELOPE COMPLEX SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. IN THESE AREAS AS LITTLE AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR COULD CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND DEBRIS FLOWS.

Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS... CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine,

Sent: 2007-07-23T15:14:47-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

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Monday, July 23, 2007

[EDIS] flash flood watch in effect - LASSEN - EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES AND SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA

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