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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA

112 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008



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KERN CA-

112 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM PDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL KERN COUNTY...



AT 106 PM PDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 

WERE INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR 

JAWBONE CANYON...PIUTES...TEHACHAPI...AND MOJAVE...AND WILL 

CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH 300 PM PDT.



MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE LIKELY IN ANY FLASH FLOODING THAT 

OCCURS. SEEK SHELTER NOW IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF FLOWING WATER. 

OTHER LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE KELSO 

VALLEY...COTTONWOOD CREEK...CALIENTE CREEK...WHITEROCK CREEK...AND 

HIGHWAYS 58 AND 14 AROUND TEHACHAPI...MOJAVE AND JAWBONE CANYON.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER 

OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN 

QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3519 11809 3521 11812 3521 11815 3524 11828

      3525 11829 3549 11831 3549 11817 3539 11803

      3531 11796 3520 11795



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