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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

858 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2005



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SAN DIEGO CA-

858 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM PDT FOR NORTHEASTERN

SAN DIEGO COUNTY...



AT 836 PM PDT...HEAVY RAIN WAS NO LONGER OCCURRING OVER NORTHEAST 

SAN DIEGO COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED WEST 

OF PALOMAR MOUNTAIN AND NORTH INTO RIVERSIDE COUNTY.



MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES

AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR

PATH.



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.



HOWEVER FLOOD WATERS WILL STILL BE MOVING DOWN CHIHUAHUA CREEK... 

BUENA VISTA CREEK...SAN FELIPE CREEK...COYOTE CREEK UNTIL 930 PM. 

RESIDENTS...CAMPERS...AND MOTORISTS IN RURAL NORTHEAST SAN DIEGO 

COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THROUGH 930 PM.



THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF OAK GROVE...WARNER SPRINGS...SAN 

FELIPE...RANCHITA...SCISSORS JUNCTION...BORREGO SPRINGS...AND 

OCOTILLO WELLS...HIGHWAY 79...HIGHWAY S2...HIGHWAY S22...HIGHWAY 

78.   



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. AT NIGHT IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE 

POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER 

CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

DIEGO.



LAT...LON 3342 11608 3308 11608 3306 11655 3312 11662

      3323 11676 3343 11672



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