Flash Flood Watch

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
125 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS...AND THE INLAND
EMPIRE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY...AND
WITH SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING AND INSTABILITY...SLOW-MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...WITH FLASH
FLOODING POSSIBLE. RECENTLY BURNED AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS.

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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
125 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

* UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* AFTERNOON HEATING AND A DEEP MOIST LAYER WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE...SLOW-MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING.

* RECENTLY BURNED AREAS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HEAVY
MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
DON`T DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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PALMER