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BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

645 AM PST MON DEC 16 2002



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



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY



* UNTIL 900 AM PST



* HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BETWEEN 300 AND 500 AM

THIS MORNING. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE SANTA CRUZ

MOUNTAINS. HEAVY RAIN ON SOIL ALREADY SATURATED BY LARGE AMOUNTS OF

RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS IS RESULTING IN RAPID RISES ON

SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. BOTH THE SOQUEL CREEK

AND SAN LORENZO RIVER HAVE SHOWN RAPID RISES IN THE PAST FEW HOURS.



SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICIALS EXPECT FLOODING ALONG THE SAN LORENZO

RIVER THIS MORNING. EVACUATIONS ALONG THE SAN LORENZO IN PARADISE

PARK...FELTON GROVE...AND GOLD GULCH ARE LIKELY.



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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