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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

855 PM PST THU DEC 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANTA

  BARBARA AND ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS



* UNTIL 1100 PM PST



* AT 850 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY INTENSE LINE 

  OF STORMS MOVING INTO THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST

  AND ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAD A 

  HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH

  PER HOUR. THIS LINE OF HEAVY STORMS ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED

  GROUNDS WILL LIKELY BRING SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING...AS WELL

  AS FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE SANTA

  BARBARA AND VICINITY...AS WELL AS THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



THE GROUND IS VERY SATURATED...THEREFORE NOT AS MUCH RAIN IS

REQUIRED TO GENERATE FLOODING.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3473 12028 3444 12048 3438 11947 3468 11944



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