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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

224 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILL BURN AREA NEAR NEWHALL...

  CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 330 PM PDT



* AT 221 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEWHALL...MOVING          

  NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW THE FOOTHILL BURN AREA 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 ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DEBRIS

FLOWS IN THE FOOTHILL BURN AREA...ACCORDING TO THRESHOLDS PROVIDED BY

THE USGS. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE POLYNESIAN MOBILE HOME PARK AND

RESIDENCES DIRECTLY BELOW THE BURN AREA.



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 3430 11848 3438 11838 3445 11846 3434 11854



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MORE INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOWS CAN BE FOUND AT

HTTP://NHSS.CR.USGS.GOV

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