Friday, February 5, 2010

Flash Floods?!

So apparently the rain is coming (well it has already started a bit, but it looks like more is on its way):

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
122 PM PST THU FEB 4 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FRO MOST OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE JET STREAM WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BOTH AHEAD OF AND FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY ALSO CAUSE FLOODING OF MOST STREAMS AND WASHES AND LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO RIVERS. SIGNIFICANT FLOW IN MAJOR RIVERS... INCLUDING THE MOJAVE RIVER... THE WHITE WATER RIVER... THE SANTA MARGARITA RIVER... THE SAN LUIS REY RIVER... AND THE SAN DIEGO RIVER...ARE LIKELY BY SATURDAY... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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