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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

547 PM PST MON DEC 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 645 PM PST



* AT 540 PM PST...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THE CARBONARA CREEK AT 

SCOTTS VALLEY AND THE SAN LORENZO RIVER AT PARADISE PARK HAD FLOODED 

THEIR BANKS. RAIN RATES ON THE ORDER OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL 

LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...CAUSING FLOODING TO PERSIST.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS ARE CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OF THE 

CARBONARA CREEK AND SAN LORENZO RIVER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF THESE STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 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 OFFICE IN SAN

FRANCISCO BAY AREA.



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