FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE

Saturday, February 7, 2009

FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 1045 AM PST * AT 751 AM PST... A NEARLY STATIONARY STORM ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOS BEACH...OR 4 MILES SOUTH OF COMPTON IS PRODUCING MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND WHERE DRAINAGES MAY BE BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
Instructions: MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE

FLOOD ADVISORY - NWS OXNARD CA	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
Alert sent at 07:59 PST on 2009-02-07

FLOOD ADVISORY - NWS OXNARD CA	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
Alert sent at 07:44 PST on 2009-02-07

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
Alert sent at 05:51 PST on 2009-02-07

FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE FOR RECENT BURN AREAS IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
Alert sent at 05:51 PST on 2009-02-07

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Saturday, February 7, 2009