Flash Flood Warning for La Paz, AZ; Imperial, CA; Riverside, CA
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What is happening
At 809 AM MST /809 AM PDT/, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly....
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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At 809 AM MST /809 AM PDT/, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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 and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blythe, Nicholls Warm Springs, Palo Verde, and Ripley. This includes the following highways... CA Route 78 between mile markers 77 and 80. CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 136 and 145. CA Route 95 near mile marker 1...and between mile markers 10 and 18. This includes the following streams and drainages... Milpitas Wash and Colorado River.
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 11 at 8:09AM MST until October 11 at 10:30AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 11 at 5:59AM MST until October 11 at 8:30AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Phoenix AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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