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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

1255 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PALM SPRINGS...PALM DESERT...

  CATHEDRAL CITY



* UNTIL 330 PM PDT



* AT 1242 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANCHO MIRAGE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH

  OF PALM SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALM SPRINGS AT 235 PM PDT

  3 MILES NORTHWEST OF RANCHO MIRAGE AT 240 PM PDT

  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALM DESERT AT 245 PM PDT

  OVER CATHEDRAL CITY AT 305 PM PDT

  9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALM DESERT COUNTRY AT 310 PM PDT



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR 

OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF PALM CANYON. IF YOU ARE IN 

THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING 

ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS 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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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