FLOOD WARNING for the San Diego River / Flood Watch for all of SW California / Flood Advisory till 6 AM PST...
FLOOD STATEMENT...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 210 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE VISTA AREA HAS EXPIRED..
...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS..
...FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING..
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER..
THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO THE CARLSBAD...ENCINITAS...VISTA AREA...AND ALSO TO AREAS AROUND THE TOWN OF PERRIS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS THROUGH 600 AM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES AS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS..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.
FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER AT FASHION VALLEY...THE LATEST STAGE IS 10.6 FEET AT 2 AM. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 11.2 FEET AT 3 AM THIS MORNING...WHICH IS JUST 0.1 FEET UNDER FLOOD STAGE.
ALSO WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE SPILL WAY AT LAKE HODGES...WITH FLOODING BEING REPORTED AT A GOLF COURSE DOWNSTREAM...AND POSSIBLY FLOODING OTHER AREAS DOWNSTREAM ON THE SAN DIEGUITO RIVER.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOW AND LANDSLIDE HAZARDS...VISIT THE FOLLOWING USGS WEBSITE..
HTTP://LANDSLIDES.USGS.GOV
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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