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WGUS76 KLOX 280304

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

700 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006



CAC037-111-280400-

LOS ANGELES CA-VENTURA CA-

700 PM PST MON FEB 27 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PST FOR

THE TOPANGA BURN AREA IN EXTREME EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND EXTREME

WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...



AT 655 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE

TOPANGA BURN AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR

HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED IN AND AROUND THE BURN AREA SINCE 6 PM.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TOPANGA BURN

AREA UNTIL 8 PM...CONTINUING THE STRONG THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.



IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DEBRIS

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

THE USGS. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 118 NEAR SANTA SUSANA

PASS...SANTA SUSANA PASS ROAD...AND RESIDENCES IN AND BELOW THE BURN

AREA.  



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.

AND ASSOCIATED MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS. 



LAT...LON 3417 11882 3412 11867 3430 11857 3428 11874

      3424 11883



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