Posted on 01/02/2008 9:16:33 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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Going out to buy a canoe... BRB.
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
132 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008
...A STRONG STORM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...
.A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE GREATEST RAINFALL WILL
OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN RAIN WILL DECREASE AND TAPER
OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT.
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* FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE 2.5 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE
COAST AND VALLEY AREAS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THIS RAINFALL WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AT
TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN AND BELOW
AREAS BURNED BY WILDFIRES OF 2006 AND 2007. LOW LYING URBAN
AREAS MAY ALSO FLOOD...ESPECIALLY IF STORM DRAINS HAVE BEEN OR
BECOME BLOCKED.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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