Flash Flood Warning for Imperial, CA
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- Imperial
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What is happening
FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California... * Until 730 PM PDT. * At 435 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen....
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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California... * Until 730 PM PDT. * At 435 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Calexico and Heber. This includes the following highways... CA Route 98 between mile markers 27 and 32. CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 40 and 48. CA Route 111 between mile markers 1 and 9. CA Route 86 between mile markers 1 and 3. This includes the following streams and drainages... New River, Ash Fifteen Drain, Alamo River and South Alamo Canal.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 12 at 4:35PM PDT until August 12 at 7:30PM PDT 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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