Flash Flood Warning in effect for high desert
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the following areas:Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Hwy 62 and parts of Joshua Tree National Park.Main threats include flash floods, thunder, lightning, hail and strong winds.Watch News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for the Latest.The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:FLASH FLOOD WARNINGCAC065-071-200130-/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0010.150719T2234Z-150720T0130Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA334 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2015THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA… RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…* UNTIL 630 PM PDT* AT 331 PM PDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE NORTHWARD TO THE HIGH DESERTS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BEGIN SHORTLY…ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN.* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… RIVERSIDE…SAN BERNARDINO…FONTANA…ONTARIO…CORONA… VICTORVILLE…RIALTO…HESPERIA…CHINO…APPLE VALLEY… WRIGHTWOOD…I-15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS…HWY 2 BETWEEN PHELAN AND WRIGHTWOOD…LAKE ARROWHEAD…RANCHO CUCAMONGA…CHINO HILLS… UPLAND…HIGHLAND…MONTCLAIR AND ADELANTO.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOODDEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.&&LAT…LON 3400 11778 3400 11777 3402 11777 3402 11773 3429 11764 3454 11766 3450 11735 3435 11700 3412 11705 3409 11738 3377 11752 3397 11779$$JT
