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WGUS76 KLOX 071203

FFSLOX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

403 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009



CAC083-071300-

/O.CON.KLOX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1300Z/

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

SANTA BARBARA CA-

403 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM PST FOR THE

TEA BURN AREA IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...



AT 354 AM PST...DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY SHOWERS

ACROSS THE TEA BURN AREA. EARLIER THIS MORNING...A SPOTTER TO THE 

IMMEDIATE SOUTHWEST OF THE TEA BURN AREA REPORTED 0.40 INCHES OF RAIN

IN JUST 10 MINUTES. RAINFALL RATES OVER ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR. FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS

FLOWS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS HEAVY RAIN.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE

ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY BLOCK ROADS AND

CULVERTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3447 11971 3447 11967 3446 11965 3443 11967

      3444 11970

TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 180DEG 0KT 3445 11967



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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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