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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

955 PM PDT FRI SEP 21 2007



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LOS ANGELES CA-

955 PM PDT FRI SEP 21 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM PDT FOR 

SANTA CATLINA ISLAND IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...



AT 953 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE 

ISLAND BURN AREA ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AVALON



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATES ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH HAS 

FALLEN ON THE ISLAND BURN AREA. THOUGH THIS SEEMS LIKE A SMALL 

AMOUNT...THIS AMOUNT MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ON 

THE BURN AREA AS MOST OF THIS FELL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. IN 

ADDITION...MORE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER TO THE SOUTH OF THE 

ISLAND...AND THE NORTHERLY MOVEMENT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL THREAT OF 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ON THE BURN AREA.



RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ON THE ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SEEKED 

SHELTER BY THIS TIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN 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.



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 ON THE ISLAND NEAR DRAINIAGE AREAS SUCH AS 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 3332 11846 3338 11851 3341 11850 3343 11855

      3348 11859 3342 11836 3330 11830

TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 180DEG 0KT 3334 11836



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