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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

July 13, 1990San Bernardino County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 1990, 11:05 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 1990, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 1990, 1:00 AM PDT
In force
115 min
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA
Area
Whole counties

County San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KLAX 140608
FFWLAX
CAC071-065-140800-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA
1105 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1 AM PDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.

IN SOUTH CALIFORNIA

   ...EASTERN AND CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
   ...EASTERN AND CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY

AT 11 PM RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
COMLEX COVERING WESTERN ARIZONA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA.  THUNDERSTORMS
WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
                                    .
THE STORM CENTER IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AND MAY SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES BY MIDNIGHT.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER AREA AT THE
PRESENT TIME...ESPECIALLY NEAR BULLHEAD CITY ARIZONA.

IN CALIFORNIA...COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IN THE PATCH OF THE STORM INCLUDE
...NEEDLES...TOPOCK...THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE HAVASU...BIG RIVER...AND
BLYTHE.

ROADWAYS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 10...STATE HIGHWAYS 95
AND 62.

AVOID THE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SEEK INSIDE SHELTER.  IF DRIVING
...KNOW THE DEPTH OF WATER IN A DIP OR FLOODED AREA BEFORE ATTEMPTING
TO CROSS.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.  RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND
PASSANGERS...SWEEPING YOU AWAY.

GREBE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 9:36 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 13, 9:36 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 13, 11:05 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXRiverside115 min
Jul 13, 11:05 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino115 min
Jul 13, 11:05 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXRiverside115 min
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino2 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.