Flash Flood Warning issued December 24 at 11:40AM PST until December 24 at 1:45PM PST by NWS San Diego CA
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The National Weather Service in San Diego has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for…
San Bernardino County in southern California…
* Until 145 PM PST.
* At 1140 AM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 4.5 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. The
expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE…Radar.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Wrightwood, Hwy 2 Between Phelan And Wrightwood, northern Rancho
Cucamonga, Hwy 138 Between I-15 And Hwy 2, Pinon Hills, Phelan and
San Antonio Heights.
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
