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CAC029-240145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA - HANFORD CA

600 PM PDT SAT JUL 23 2005



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KERN CA-

600 PM PDT SAT JUL 23 2005



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

COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 

THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH 645 PM...ESPECIALLY 

NEAR INYOKERN...RANDSBURG...MOJAVE...ONYX...TEHACHAPI AND LAKE 

ISABELLA.



RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ALONG 

RANDSBURG ROAD IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. IN ADDITION...NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS 

OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR NEAR THE KELSO CREEK WATERSHED IN THE KERN 

COUNTY MOUNTAINS. FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND 

ROADSIDE CULVERTS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN EASTERN KERN

COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF INYOKERN...RANDSBURG... 

MOJAVE...ONYX...TEHACHAPI AND LAKE ISABELLA. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD 

ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN  

AREAS VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING 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. 

RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO RESULT IN RAPID RISES IN CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AT DISTANCES NOT CLOSE TO THE STORM ITSELF. 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 3579 11834 3484 11850 3495 11802 3504 11769

      3577 11768



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