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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

405 PM PST WED FEB 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE BURN AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY NEAR FILLMORE...MOORPARK AND SIMI 

  VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 600 PM PST



* AT 400 PM PST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH VENTURA COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES WITH THE

  BAND OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH PER

  HOUR. TOTAL RAINFALL BY 6 PM THIS EVENING COULD EXCEED ONE AND A

  HALF INCHES OVER THE BURN AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY.



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

  MOORPARK...AND PIRU...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE BURN AREAS.



THE GROUND IS ALREADY AT OR NEAR SATURATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 

MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS COULD BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS 

STORM. PERSONS LIVING IN OR ADJACENT TO STEEP TERRAIN SHOULD STAY 

ALERT FOR ANY LAND MOVEMENT.



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.



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 IN

OXNARD.



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