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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

545 PM PST WED NOV 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST

  CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE PADUA BURN AREA



* UNTIL 730 PM PST



* AT 525 PM PST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE 

  I-110 AND I-105 INTERSECTION IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES TO THE

  FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. RAINFALL RATES FROM AUTOMATED

  RAIN GAGES CONTINUE TO BE NEAR 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR BETWEEN COMPTON

  AND INGLEWOOD. RAINFALL RATES IN THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

  WERE NEAR ONE INCH PER HOUR.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE COMPTON...

  DIAMOND BAR...DOWNEY...EAST LOS ANGELES...EL MONTE...HAWTHORNE...

  HUNTINGTON PARK...INGLEWOOD...LA PUENTE...DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...

  LYNWOOD...MONTEBELLO...MONTEREY PARK...NORWALK...POMONA...ROWLAND

  HEIGHTS...SOUTH SAN JOSE HILLS...TORRANCE...WALNUT...WEST COVINA   

  AND WHITTIER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. AREAS NEAR THE

PADUA BURN AREA CAN EXPECT THE DANGER OF MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW.



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 3422 11766 3396 11775 3389 11835 3422 11820



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