Sunday, July 31, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flash Flood Warning - Death Valley



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL INYO COUNTY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 330 PM PDT.  * AT 224 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR TEXAS SPRINGS CAMPGROUND... OR NEAR FURNACE CREEK. THE STORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FURNACE CREEK AND TEXAS SPRINGS  CAMPGROUND. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 190 AND SCOTTYS CASTLE ROAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS... AROUND UNDERPASSES...  AND IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS  NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLER. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY OR WALK THROUGH FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN! &&

Instruction:
REPORT FLOODING BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE LAS VEGAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER #NWSVEGAS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo

Sent: 2011-07-31T14:34:38-07:00

Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

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