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CAC029-240045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA - HANFORD CA

510 PM PDT SAT JUL 23 2005



CAC029-240045-

KERN CA-

510 PM PDT SAT JUL 23 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERN 

COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 

THE KERN CONTAIN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH 545 PM... 

ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CITIES OF TEHACHAPI...MOJAVE...AND RANDSBURG. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS 

COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. AREAS 

PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE HIGHWAY 14 IN THE 

KERN COUNTY DESERT...AND AREAS NEAR THE KELSO CREEK WATERSHED IN THE 

KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.



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 SEVERE WEATHER...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

HANFORD CA.



LAT...LON 3555 11779 3493 11873 3484 11846 3541 11763



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