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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

210 PM PDT TUE APR 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN MARIN COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL



* UNTIL 315 PM PDT



* AT 210 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A BROAD BAND OF PRECIPITATION THAT HAS BEEN 

DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED 

TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN

  ANSELMO...LUCAS VALLEY-MARINWOOD...LARKSPUR...KENTFIELD AND

  FAIRFAX.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...PARTICULARLY THE CORTE MADERA CREEK AT ROSS 

WHICH HAS BEEN RISING OVER A FOOT PER HOUR THE LAST TWO 

HOURS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TURN AROUND AND AVOID THE WATER.



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 3801 12282 3789 12271 3783 12252 3793 12243

      3810 12269



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