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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

119 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NAPA...SONOMA...AND MARIN COUNTIES



* UNTIL 800 PM PST



* AT 100 PM PST...HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING OVER ALL OF THE NORTH

BAY AREA. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WERE REPORTED AROUND 0.5 INCH

BY MANY AUTOMATED GAUGES...AS WELL AS BY STORM SPOTTERS. THE FIRST IN

A SERIES OF HEAVY RAIN BANDS HAS JUST MOVED OVER THE NORTH BAY...

WITH RADAR SHOWING ANOTHER AREA OF ENHANCED RAIN JUST OFFSHORE AND

EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE

ALSO BEING REPORTED...AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL

AMOUNTS.



VERY STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THIS STORM IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE

ALSO CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES.



RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER THE MAIN

FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WATER LEVELS MAY CONTINUE

TO RISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA AND OBSERVE FLOODING...MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS

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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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ANDERSON

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