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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

104 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...INCLUDING  

  PALM CANYON AND THE CITIES OF...PALM SPRINGS...PALM DESERT         

  AND CATHEDRAL CITY

  ALL MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST     

  CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 230 PM PDT



* AT 1254 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER THE 

MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM SOUTH OF MOUNT LAGUNA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY 

TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PALM SPRINGS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH 

AT 10 MPH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

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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