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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA

July 14, 1990San Bernardino County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 1990, 1:00 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 1990, 1:00 AM PDT (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 1990, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
2 hr
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 140802
FFWLAX
CAC071-065-141000-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA
1 AM PDT SAT JUL 14 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.

IN SOUTH CALIFORNIA

   ...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
   ...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY

THE WARNING INCLUDES THE COMMUNITES OF...

     NEEDLES
     THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE HAVASU
     EARP
     BIG RIVER
     BLYTHE
     VIDAL JUNCTION
     ESSEX
     RICE
     MIDLAND

AND PORTIONS OF

     INTERSTATE 40
     INTERSTATE 10
     STATE HIGHWAY 95
     STATE HIGHWAY 62


A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING TELLS YOU THAT IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES...GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING TELLS YOU TO AVOID AREAS IN AND BELOW CANYONS
...AND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER INUNDATED ROADS.  IF YOU ARE ON
FOOT NEAR A STREAM OR WASH...HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODS...CARRYING AWAY
VEHICLES WITH WATER RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET DEEP IN SPOTS...AND CLOSING
ROADS.  ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 71 MILES AN HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  STAY INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK
ACTION.  STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AT LEAST HOURLY DURING THIS WEATHER
EMERGENCY.

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 WarningLOXSan Bernardino115 min
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 WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 14, 1:00 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino2 hr

Nearby

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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.