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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

353 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY



* UNTIL 500 PM PDT



* AT 348 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY NORTH OF SADDLEBACK BUTTE STATE PARK. 

THIS STORM SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATE OF 1.5 

INCHES PER HOUR ARE BEING RECORDED WITH THIS STORM.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE LAKE LOS   

ANGELES...AND SADDLEBACK BUTTE STATE PARK



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.



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 3484 11766 3446 11764 3451 11808 3485 11809



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