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WGUS76 KLOX 260738

FFSLOX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

1138 PM PST TUE NOV 25 2008



CAC037-260815-

/O.CON.KLOX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-081126T0815Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

LOS ANGELES CA-

1138 PM PST TUE NOV 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM PST

WEDNESDAY FOR THE SANTA ANITA BURN AREA IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...



AT 1130 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE SANTA ANITA BURN AREA. BRIEFLY

INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF OVER QUARTER OF AN INCH IN 15 MINUTES

HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN GAUGES NEAR THE BURN AREA. HEAVY RAIN IS

EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 1215 AM PST WEDNESDAY.



RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN 

AND AROUND THE SANTA ANITA BURN AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE

THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. IF FLASH FLOODING 

OR DEBRIS FLOWS ARE OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. 

  



LAT...LON 3420 11806 3419 11801 3416 11802 3418 11808

      3418 11804



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MORE INFORMATION FROM THE USGS ON DEBRIS FLOWS AND THEIR IMPACTS

CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV/RESEARCH/WILDFIRE

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