Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
119 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
119 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING..
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL
AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE
INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS AND SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
* FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND
NEAR EIGHT INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE FORECAST. IN ADDITION THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL CLIMB TO 7000 FEET OR MORE ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL
MELT MOST OF THE THE SNOW PACK BELOW 6500. EXPECT MOST IF NOT
ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IF THE
FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCUR.
* THERE IS A THREAT OF MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS...ESPECIALLY
IN AND BELOW BURNED AREAS. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON OR NEAR
HILLSIDES OR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS. MUDSLIDES...DEBRIS FLOWS OR ROCK
SLIDES MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME...EVEN DURING PERIODS WITH LITTLE
OR NO RAIN FALLING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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JAD