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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

437 AM PST WED DEC 29 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...

  NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEYS...

  INCLUDING THE FOOTHILL...CROWN AND PADUA BURN AREAS



* UNTIL 730 AM PST



* AT 430 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE

  MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN

  EXTENDED FROM THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY EAST SOUTHEAST TO THE 

  NORTHERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND

  MOUNTAINS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER

  HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH SOME OF THESE SHOWERS. THE

  CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WILL

  LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN AND BELOW THE MOUNTAINS AND

  FOOTHILLS OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILL...

  CROWN AND PADUA BURN AREAS. THERE WILL ALSO BE MUD AND DEBRIS

  FLOWS IN AND BENEATH THE BURN AREAS. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE

  FOOTHILL...CROWN AND PADUA BURN AREAS.



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 FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3429 11862 3408 11771 3429 11765 3441 11767

      3443 11799 3457 11827 3466 11879



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