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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

1100 PM PST THU DEC 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF SANTA

  BARBARA AND ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS



* UNTIL 100 AM PST



* AT 1053 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS BOTH 

INDICATE CONTINUED MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 

SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ 

RANGE. A GAGE AT SAN MARCOS PASS REPORTED OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL 

BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. VANDENBERG RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS  CONTINUING TO 

FORM OVER THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL AND MOVING INLAND. THE 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS PRODUCE A 

CONTINUED THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS 

FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS.



* 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...AND MANY CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE NEAR

CAPACITY. 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.



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