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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

318 PM PST WED FEB 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUBIDOUX...RIVERSIDE...NORCO

  SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN BERNARDINO...RIALTO...REDLANDS...

  HIGHLAND...COLTON



* UNTIL 445 PM PST



* AT 312 PM PST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER PEDLEY...OR ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF RUBIDOUX...MOVING

  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  4 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND TERRACE AT 330 PM PST

  3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLTON...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIALTO AT 335 PM

  PST

  3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUSCOY...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOMA LINDA AT

  340 PM PST

  9 MILES NORTHWEST OF REDLANDS AT 345 PM PST

  5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHLAND AT 350 PM PST



MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES 

AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR 

PATH. MUD SLIDES CAN ALSO CAUSE FLOODING WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED 

OR BLOCKED.



FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY 

BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO HEAVY MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY 

BLOCK ROADS AND CULVERTS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING AND 

PROPERTY LOSS COULD RESULT IN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED OR 

BLOCKED.



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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