Flash Flood Warning in effect for mountain areas through 9:30 pm
A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for the mountain areas north of parts of the Coachella Valley through 9:30 pm. Flash Flooding is possible on Highway 74 and in Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert and Indian Wells.
The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGCAC065-200430-/O.EXT.KSGX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150720T0430Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA708 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2015THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS EXTENDED THE* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…* UNTIL 930 PM PDT* AT 705 PM PDT…DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK…MUD…VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… SOUTHEASTERN PALM SPRINGS…PALM DESERT…HWY 74 BETWEEN ANZA AND PALM DESERT…LA QUINTA…INDIAN WELLS AND SANTA ROSA MOUNTAIN.THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…COYOTE CREEK.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOODDEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.&&LAT…LON 3343 11646 3356 11658 3371 11640 3345 11613$$PG
