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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

930 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 1030 PM PST



* AT 925 PM PST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUE TO SHOW

  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY 

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM LONG BEACH AND TORRANCE NORTH TO 

  NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND EAST TO POMONA AND THE PADUA

  BURN AREA. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS DECREASED MARKEDLY IN COVERAGE

  AND INTENSITY DURING THE PAST HOUR...LOCAL RAINFALL RATES OF

  UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING

  TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR

  THE NEXT 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.



REPORTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE STANDING WATER ON MANY ROADS TO THE

HEIGHT OF AUTOMOBILE DOOR HANDLES IN THE WARNING AREA. EVEN LIGHT 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE AREAS ALREADY FLOODED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO 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 3381 11809 3381 11834

          3421 11824



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