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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

149 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS...THE         

  RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY.



  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BORREGO SPRINGS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.   

  IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF                    

  ANZA...IDYLLWILD...PALM SPRINGS...PALM DESERT...INDIO...AND 

  CATHEDRAL CITY.



* UNTIL 500 PM PST



* AT 145 PM PST...A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING 

  OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH AND     

  WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE COACHELLA  

  VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. 



* MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING FLASH 

FLOODING WITH MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HEAVY RAINS IN 

THE DESERTS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY CREEK 

BEDS. 



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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