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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

230 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES PALM CANYON AND THE CITIES OF...PALM SPRINGS...PALM

  DESERT...IDYLLWILD

  SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES YUCCA VALLEY

  EASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES MOUNT LAGUNA AND OCOTILLO WELLS



* UNTIL 430 PM PDT



* AT 230 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF SAN

  BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AT 230 PM WAS FROM MOUNT LAGUNA SOUTH TO THE 

MEXICAN BORDER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND ABOVE PALM CANYON IN 

RIVERSIDE COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 10 

MPH...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT WILL ONLY ADD TO FLOODING.



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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