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WGUS76 KMTR 260830

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

1230 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008



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MARIN CA-

1230 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM PST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN MARIN COUNTY...



AT 1230 AM PST...LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED THE CORTE MADERA CREEK 

MAINTAINING NEAR BANKFUL OVER THE WARNED AREA. MORE SERIOUS 

FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE CREEK WHEN IT EXCEEDS 19 FEET. THE CREEK 

HAS BEEN AROUND 19 FEET SINCE 7 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCAL OFFICIALS 

REPORT LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CREEK STAGE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. 

THE LATEST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF RAIN 

WILL CONTINUE BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE FOR DECREASING RAINFALL 

AFTER 2 AM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN 

ANSELMO...KENTFIELD...FAIRFAX AND ROSS.



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 3802 12264 3807 12249 3782 12246 3788 12265

TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 180DEG 0KT 3791 12253



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