[EDIS] flash flood watch for the mountains, deserts, and valleys of extreme southwestern california

Saturday, August 25, 2007

[EDIS] flash flood watch for the mountains, deserts, and valleys of extreme southwestern california

[EDIS] Fash flood watch for the mountains... deserts... and valleys of extreme southwestern california for late this morning through this evening
San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange

.AN INFLUX OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS... COACHELLA VALLEY...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS- THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS. * FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING * AN INFLUX OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN FIRES IN RECENT YEARS... MUDSLIDES WILL BE A THREAT DURING HEAVY RAINS.

Instruction:
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 AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

Affected Counties or parts of: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange,

Sent: 2007-08-25T03:18:32-07:00

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

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Saturday, August 25, 2007