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FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

430 PM PDT SAT JUL 26 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 600 PM PDT



* AT 430 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS     

  WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN ENDS OF THE SOLEDAD AND          

  ESCONDIDO CANYONS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE ANTELOPE     

  VALLEY. ESTIMATED STORM TOTALS OVER THE EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY    

  JUST NORTH OF HWY 18 AND THE SOLEDAD CANYON ARE BETWEEN 2 AND 4    

  INCHES. ESTIMATED HOURLY RAINFALL RATES BEWTEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 INCHES 

  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM. THESE STORMS WERE TRAINING TOWARD THE  

  NORTH AT 15 MPH AND REBUILDING OVER THE MOUNTAINS.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS ALONG  

  AND JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 138 AND 18 EAST OF PEARBLOSSOM TO THE

  LOS ANGELES COUNTY BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 JUST NORTH OF   

  ACTON IN THE SOLEDAD CANYON. DRY STREAMS AND RIVER BEDS 

  OF THE LOWER ESCONDIDO CANYON AND SOLEDAD CANYON THAT WERE 

  PREVIOUSLY DRY MAY FILL AND FLOOD BETWEEN 430 PM AND 600 PM AS THE

  FLOOD WATERS COLLECT AND MOVE DOWN THE CANYONS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3451 11825 3444 11814 3452 11812 3455 11820



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