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WGUS76 KSGX 271734

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

920 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008



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SAN DIEGO CA-

930 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM PST FOR

CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY...



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY 78 IS CLOSED DUE TO MUD 

AND ROCK SLIDES AND UNSTABLE ROAD CONDITIONS BETWEEN HORIZON VIEW 

AND SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES HAVE ALSO OCCURRED ON 

MOST OTHER MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS...S1...S2...S7...AND INTERSTATE 8. 

FLOODING OF ROADWAYS WAS ALSO REPORTED OVER THE INLAND VALLEYS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JULIAN



THE TOWNS OF PAUMA VALLEY, RINCON AND LA JOLLA AMAGO, IN ADDITION TO

OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILDINGS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR

BELOW ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS, CAN BE IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS.



DEBRIS FLOWS ISSUING FROM BURNED BASINS CAN IMPACT HIGHWAY 76 (ALSO

KNOWN AS PALA ROAD), PARADISE CREEK ROAD, SOUTH GRADE ROAD, AND ANY

OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE BURNED AREA, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY CROSS

BURNED DRAINAGES.



HIGHWAY 76 NORTH OF THE TOWN OF RINCON IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO

FLOOD AND DEBRIS FLOW AT CROSSINGS WITH AGUA TIBIA CREEK, FREY CREEK,

PAUMA CREEK, HARRISON CANYON AND SYCAMORE CANYON. HIGHWAY 76 EAST OF

THE INTERSECTION WITH SOUTH GRADE ROAD IS ALSO PARTICULARLY

SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODS WHERE DRAINAGES CROSS THE

HIGHWAY.



THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED AT THE OUTLET OF SAN VICENTE CREEK THE SAN

DIEGO RIVER, CEDAR CREEK AND BOULDER CREEK CANYONS ABOVE EL CAPITAN

RESERVOIR AND TEMESCAL AND BLOOMDALE CREEK CANYONS ARE PARTICULARLY

SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGING DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODS. HOWEVER,

NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILDINGS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW

ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS CAN ALSO BE IMPACTED BY FLOODS AND DEBRIS

FLOWS.



DEBRIS FLOWS ISSUING FROM BURNED BASINS CAN IMPACT HIGHWAY 78 BETWEEN

THE TOWN OF SAN PASQUAL AND RAMONA, JULIAN ROAD (HIGHWAY 78) EAST OF

RAMONA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE BURNED AREA,

PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOW 

AND 1030 AM. MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND 

EVENING. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3293 11688 3321 11695 3342 11646 3309 11652

      3261 11625 3259 11662

TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 180DEG 0KT 3305 11663



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