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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

900 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008



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LOS ANGELES CA-SANTA BARBARA CA-VENTURA CA-

900 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM PST 

SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...VENTURA 

COUNTY...AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND 

CATALINA ISLAND...



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE BURN AREAS.



...FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO...SANTA 

BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...



A 845 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS INDICATED WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN 

ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH POCKETS OF INTENSE RAINFALL. 

AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WERE REPORTING

RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH AND ONE INCH PER HOUR IN MOST 

AREAS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR IN SOME 

LOCATIONS. 



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND

FREEWAYS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF 

MUDSLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA...EVEN IN 

LOCATIONS NOT IN OR NEAR THE BURN AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED 

TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...THEN SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY 

TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 

MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER 5 

INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND 

VENTURA COUNTIES.



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.



LAT...LON 3395 11846 3403 11855 3408 11913 3416 11925

      3426 11928 3436 11945 3440 11959 3441 11991

      3459 11982 3459 11942 3488 11943 3479 11874

      3444 11795 3446 11770 3402 11774 3394 11795

      3369 11835 3369 11834

TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 180DEG 0KT 3422 11877



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