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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

128 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008



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SAN BERNARDINO CA-

128 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM PST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...



AT 121 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN OVER WATERMAN CANYON IN THE VICINITY OF 

CRESTLINE...RIM FOREST...AND THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS OF SAN   

BERNARDINO. RADAR AND GROUND REPORTS INDICATE RAIN RATES OF 1/2 INCH 

TO .80 INCH PER HOUR BELOW THE SNOW LEVEL...WHICH IS NEAR 4500 FEET.



RUNOFF WILL BE MOVING DOWN WATERMAN CANYON AND ITS DRAINAGE BASIN.

EROSION MAY EFFECT PARTS OF HIGHWAY 18 BETWEEN CRESTLINE AND WATERMAN

CANYON ROAD...AND COULD REACH THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF

SAN BERNARDINO IN THE VICINITY OF WATERMAN CANYON.



DEBRIS FLOWS...INCLUDING MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS

STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL

PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.



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 ALONG 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 3421 11730 3423 11731 3423 11727 3422 11727

      3422 11725 3420 11724 3416 11725 3416 11727

      3416 11729

TIME...MOT...LOC 0928Z 180DEG 0KT 3422 11728



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