Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1155 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING...

.MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER HURRICANE DOLORES WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND SUNDAY.
THIS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
1155 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...SAN GORGONIO PASS
NEAR BANNING...APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...COACHELLA
VALLEY...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.

* THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE DOLORES WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
COULD DEVELOP...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS DURING THE
LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND SUNDAY.

* DRYING OF HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A
GREATER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND 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.

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

THERE IS A THREAT OF DEBRIS FLOWS...ESPECIALLY IN AND BELOW
RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON OR NEAR HILLSIDES
OR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS.
DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME...EVEN DURING PERIODS WITH
LITTLE OR NO RAIN FALLING.

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HARRISON