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Friday, September 21, 2007

EDIS - Flash Flood watch for eastern Inyo County

EDIS - Flash Flood watch for eastern Inyo County... specifically for DeathValley National Park through 5 am pdt saturday INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA..
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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * MOJAVE DESERT

.A PERSISTENT BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STAYS OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN DEATH VALLEY WITH GREATER THAN ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A PERSISTENT BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IN NORMALLY DRY WASH AND NARROW CANYON WITHIN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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: 2007-09-21T15:01:06-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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Friday, September 21, 2007

EDIS - Flash Flood watch for eastern Inyo County

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