Posted on 02/19/2005 11:29:09 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060-192100-
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1010 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET UNTIL 200 PM...
...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA BELOW 6000 FEET EXCEPT THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS...
...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA EXCEPT THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILLS...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THERE COULD ALSO BE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG WITH MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN SAN DIEGO AND WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND BARRICADES. IF CREEKS OR STREAMS RISE TO NEAR THEIR BANKS THEN MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SEND WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY COULD TOTAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
THE SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA DURING ANY HEAVY RAIN EVENT...ESPECIALLY IN AND BELOW BURNED AREAS. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ON OR NEAR HILLSIDES OR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS. MUDSLIDES...DEBRIS FLOWS OR ROCK SLIDES MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME...EVEN DURING PERIODS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN FALLING.
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISSUED A LANDSLIDE AND DEBRIS FLOW ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE THROUGH MONDAY... FEBRUARY 21. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOW AND LANDSLIDE HAZARDS...VISIT THE FOLLOWING USGS WEBSITE...
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS STORM SYSTEM. IF FLASH FLOODING OR MUD FLOWS ARE OBSERVED...MOVE TO SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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HTTP://LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV
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ATKIN/PG
CAC059-071-192200-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 853 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
* UNTIL 200 PM PST
* AT 846 AM PST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ROCK AND MUD SLIDES IN ORANGE COUNTY AND IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEVORE...CAJON SUMMIT...VILLA PARK...MUSCOY...LOS SERRANOS...LOS ALAMITOS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...EL TORO STATION...CRESTLINE AND ALISO VIEJO.
MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO HEAVY MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY BLOCK ROADS AND CULVERTS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING AND PROPERTY LOSS COULD RESULT IN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED OR BLOCKED.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3380 11813 3348 11764 3357 11747 3384 11775 3407 11760 3407 11716 3437 11693 3455 11722 3456 11761 3396 11776
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ATKIN
We'll all get hit with something. All will be hit and miss, light and heavy in an unpredictable fashion.
Any rain in the hills anywhere in CA is a bad thing after having prior recent rain.
At least if you reach Barstow you are in some part of civilization and can get dry.
Don't know what people do in the middle of nowhere in floods.
Good luck with your repairs.
Hope they hold.
I'll check this thread tomorry.
The flooding came under our freight door, basement is below ground level. The city system filled up and let us have it back...we're sandbagged now and we have folks doing water watch to ensure things hold, I'm just the one incharge of the water watch and didn't have anyone set up for the 11pm shift.
About 7 tubes of henrys. I over did it and I hope that was enough. Toes crossed...
Did you guys use some waterproof caulking?
I would caulk the door from 36" down outside and inside before the sandbags went down. To help seal the water out.
The cost would be about $20 to use calking.
oh shoot, where do you work? our company has several leaks in our building....but we just put out wastebaskets....the landlord wont fix it....as they want to tear the building down anyway!
My toes will be joining yours in a cross for your roof.
Boy, does THAT look stupid. You know what I mean....
Only if either of our toes start to cramp up. LOL
Humm good idea. We used plastic sheeting and then the sandbags. All is dry and snug. The pump is working and I don't expect we'll have any problem unless the LA River fills up again.
Naaaaaaa.......I've got agile toes.
Our building is near Glenoaks and Hollywood Way. We own the building. The Estates and Landlord folks are very good at keeping it up. They will handle it so even if the LA River lands in our back yard it won't flood the building again! Emergency pump to pull the water into the parking lot is one idea I heard bantered around last evening.
Several people I talked to today said they never remember it raining as hard as it did last night...
Be safe girlfriend.
Stay the heck off the roads!
Play with your toes.
I was ON the roads and it misted!!! I was SCARED STIFF!
:)
Just kiddin'.......
I'll be safe, and snug as a bug in a rug in a few minutes when I log off of here!
And what about St---d R--? lol.
Was that your reason for the harrowing trip to the airport?
Sigh.
Yes.
Now looks like a band is starting up going thru Anaheim running to the north East.
LOL!
I "knew" it...lol.
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