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WGUS56 KSGX 091356

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CAC071-091945-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

600 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN BERNARDINO...RIALTO...REDLANDS...

  RANCHO CUCAMONGA...HIGHLAND...FONTANA...



* UNTIL 12 PM PST.



* AT 600 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE SOUTH FACING          

  SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  DEVORE...MUSCOY...MENTONE AND CRESTLINE.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE

ALERT TO HEAVY MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY BLOCK ROADS AND

CULVERTS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING AND PROPERTY LOSS COULD

RESULT IN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED OR BLOCKED.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 3433 11759 3411 11761 3403 11709 3426 11689



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