Sunday, December 23, 2012

[californiadisasters] Flash Flood Warnings - Santa Cruz/San Mateo Co.'s (12/23/12-PM)



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...    SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...    * UNTIL 700 PM PST.    * AT 449 PM PST...PESCADERO CREEK NEAR PESCADERO IS CURRENTLY    REPORTING STREAM FLOW LEVELS THAT HAVE REACHED FLOOD STAGE. RAIN    GAGES INDICATE RAIN RATES UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH PER HOUR ACROSS    THE BASIN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS RAIN WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY BUT    CREEK LEVELS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE FOR THE NEXT HOUR TO SEVERAL    HOURS.    * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE THE TOWN OF PESCADERO AS    WELL AS ROADS AND TRAILS IN BUTANO STATE PARK. OTHER COASTAL    CREEKS IN THE AREA MAY BE IN FLOOD AS WELL.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS  IMMINENT.    RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW  LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER  OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CAMPERS AND HIKERS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE  RELATIVE TO CREEKS...STREAMS...OR RIVERS WHICH CAN BECOME DANGEROUS  IN HEAVY RAINS. BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW  WATER CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS.    BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE  UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS  SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.    TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.    LAT...LON 3737 12241 3739 12223 3716 12222 3713 12235        3715 12237 3716 12237 3718 12240 3720 12242    $$    STRUDLEY/DYKEMA

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC087-240245-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0014.121224T0043Z-121224T0245Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  443 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS  ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...    * UNTIL 645 PM PST.    * AT 430 PM PST...THE SOQUEL CREEK STREAM GAGE IN SOQUEL AT BRIDGE    STREET IS REPORTING STAGES JUST BELOW FLOOD LEVELS FOR THE    DOWNTOWN VICINITY.  RAIN GAGES INDICATE RAIN RATES UP TO ONE    QUARTER INCH PER HOUR ACROSS THE BASIN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS    ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY    MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS  IMMINENT.    RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL  CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW  LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER  OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.    BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW WATER  CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS.    BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE  UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS  SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.    TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.    LAT...LON 3702 12196 3702 12191 3697 12193 3697 12196    $$    STRUDLEY/DYKEMA

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  CAC087-240230-  /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0013.121223T2238Z-121224T0230Z/  /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  FLASH FLOOD WARNING  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  238 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...    SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...    * UNTIL 630 PM PST.    * AT 200 PM PST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT THE SAN    LORENZO RIVER AT BIG TREES WAS RISING AT THE RATE OF 4 FEET PER    HOUR. RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE    SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. AT 2:30    PM PST THE RIVER STAGE AT BIG TREES WAS 15.5 FEET AND RISING    RAPIDLY. UNOFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE AT BIG TREES IS 17 FEET.    * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.    A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS  IMMINENT.    RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF THE  FELTON GROVE AREA AND ADJACENT EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES AND PORTIONS OF  THE FELTON COVERED BRIDGE PARK.  BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AS WELL ON  TRAILS IN THE HENRY COWELL REDWOODS STATE PARK.    IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CAMPERS AND HIKERS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE  RELATIVE TO CREEKS...STREAMS...OR RIVERS WHICH CAN BECOME DANGEROUS  IN HEAVY RAINS. BE PARTICULARLY AWARE IN HILLY TERRAIN WHERE MANY LOW  WATER CROSSINGS CAN QUICKLY BECOME KILLERS.    BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE  UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS  SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.    TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.    LAT...LON 3706 12213 3709 12204 3699 12201 3698 12206    $$    DYKEMA/STRUDLEY

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
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