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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

940 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LOS ANGELES COUNTY

 

* UNTIL 130 PM PST



* AT 935 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES

  COUNTY...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY.

  HEAVIER RAINFALL WAS BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE HARVARD BURN AREA AS

  OF 935 AM...WITH HEAVIER RAIN OCCURRING TO THE WEST. RAINFALL RATES OF

  ONE THIRD TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON...

  WITH LOCAL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR ACROSS FAVORED FOOTHILL

  AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 



* THE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS ARE LIKELY

  TO EXCEED USGS THRESHOLDS FOR SOME OF THE BURN AREAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

  AREAS THAT WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS

  WILL BE THE RECENT BURN AREAS...INCLUDING THE HARVARD AND TOPANGA BURN

  AREAS.  



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3376 11843 3384 11839 3403 11853 3400 11882

      3406 11894 3417 11879 3417 11867 3425 11862

      3481 11888 3480 11767 3427 11764 3402 11772

      3399 11779 3395 11779 3395 11796 3381 11807

      3372 11835



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GOMBERG/BOLDT



MORE INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOWS CAN BE FOUND AT

HTTP://NHSS.CR.USGS.GOV

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