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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

950 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008



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RIVERSIDE CA-

950 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM PST FOR

WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...



HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE EAST...BUT FLOODING WAS STILL OCCURRING 

FROM RUNOFF. FLOOD WATERS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY 1100 AM PST. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VALLE

VISTA...RANCHO MIRAGE...PALM SPRINGS...PALM DESERT...EAST HEMET AND

CATHEDRAL CITY



DEBRIS FLOWS ISSUING FROM BURNED BASINS CAN IMPACT INTERSTATE 15 AND

COUNTY ROAD S-13, ROADS UP STEWART CANYON AND RAINBOW CREEK, AS WELL

AS ANY OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE BURNED AREA, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY

CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES. NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILDINGS LOCATED ALONG

DRAINAGES WITHIN OR BELOW ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS CAN ALSO BE

IMPACTED BY FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS.



THE WATERSHEDS RECENTLY BURNED BY THE ESPERANZA FIRE WILL BE

PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING

RAINSTORMS. THE PARTS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF BEAUMONT AND BANNING THAT

ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BURNED AREA... INCLUDING SMITH CANYON AND

POTRERO CREEK... MAY BE AFFECTED BY THESE EVENTS. IN ADDITION...

ROADS MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE EVENTS WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED

DRAINAGES. THESE ROADS INCLUDE... BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEAUMONT

AVENUE... CIRCLE C ROAD... CASTILLE CANYON ROAD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS

AVENUE... OLD BANNING IDYLLWILD ROAD... SHIRLEON DRIVE...POPPET FLATS

ROAD... STATE HIGHWAY 243... CRYER DRIVE AND MOUNT EDNA ROAD.



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 3345 11727 3367 11697 3403 11682 3401 11650

      3344 11620

TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 180DEG 0KT 3366 11672



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