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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

410 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE LOWER VENTURA RIVER IN WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY...INCLUDING      

  THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF VENTURA



* UNTIL 1000 AM PST



* AT 400 AM PST...THE LOWER VENTURA RIVER WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...

  WITH THE GAGE AT FOSTER PARK REPORTING A FLOW OF 26400 CUBIC FEET

  PER SECOND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL 

  MAINTAIN THE RIVER LEVEL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE MORNING 

  HOURS.



WATER WAS REPORTED IN THE VENTURA RV PARK AS OF 215 AM THIS MORNING.

THE CITY OF VENTURA HAS EVACUATED THE RV PARK. THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE

IS BEING MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD CLOSURE. FLOOD WATERS ARE NOT 

CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LEVEL OF THE 101 FREEWAY BRIDGE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3432 11940 3424 11925 3441 11916 3445 11938



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