Flash Flood Warning in effect until 6:30 pm for Northwestern Riverside County
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 6:30 pm forNorthwestern Riverside County and South Central San Bernardino County.A strong storm was stationary in the mountains southwest of Palm Springs. As a result, water and debris could move down the east side of the mountain into parts of Palm Springs causing flooding and the washes to fill up.
The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:
Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGCAC065-071-070145-/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0036.140906T2346Z-140907T0145Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA446 PM PDT SAT SEP 6 2014THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EXTREME NORTHWESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA… SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…* UNTIL 645 PM PDT* AT 437 PM PDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATEDFLASH FLOODING WAS LIKELY FROM A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX NEAR FORESTFALLS…OR 11 MILES EAST OF YUCAIPA. THE STORM PRODUCING FLASHFLOODING WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. NORMALL DRY CREEKS AND STREAMSFLOWING INTO MILL CREEK ARE EXPECTED TO FLOOD. IN ADDITION…CREEKSON THE SOUTH SLOPE OF YUCAIPA RIDGE GOING INTO THE OAK GLEN AREAMAY ALSO FLOOD.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THEROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSSSAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.&&LAT…LON 3412 11699 3408 11681 3400 11684 3401 11697$$MM
