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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

320 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE LA CONCHITA AREA IN EXTREME WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY



* UNTIL 615 AM PST



* AT 315 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A LINE OF VERY INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE

  SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL APPROACHING WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY. 

  RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL RATES IN THIS LINE WERE UP

  TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. RAINFALL AT THESE RATES WILL 

  POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR MUDSLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES

  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

  KEEP IN MIND THAT MUDSLIDE AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE

  WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS PASSED. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LA CONCHITA.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3434 11946 3431 11936 3437 11931 3439 11945



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