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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA

July 14, 1990San Bernardino County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 1990, 11:50 PM 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, 11:50 PM PDT (06:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 1990, 2:00 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 150719 COR
FFWLAX
CAC027-071-150900-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA
1220 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 1990      ...CORRECTION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY
MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA

   ...SOUTHEASTERN INYO COUNTY
   ...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

THE WARNING INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF...
                                    .
     DEATH VALLEY
     SHOSHONE
     TECOPA
     BAKER
     KELSO
     ESSEX
     NIPTON
     IVANPAH
     GOFFS
     NEEDLES
     CADIZ
     WEST LAKE HAVASU

AND PORTIONS OF

     INTERSTATE 15
     INTERSTATE 40
     STATE HIGHWAY 95

AT 1130 PM...RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATED A LINE OF VERY HEAVY THUNDER
STORMS EXTENDING FROM LAKE MOJAVE IN ARIZONA TO ESSEX IN CALIFORNIA.

THE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH
HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE NEAR A STREAM OR WASH
...HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND.  AVOID AREAS BELOW CANYONS AND DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER INUNDATED ROADS.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE CAPABLE
OF OVERTURNING UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES.  SEEK INSIDE SHELTER IN A SAFE
PLACE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AT 1245 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

GREBE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 10:02 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXSan Bernardino118 min
Jul 14, 10:02 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino118 min
Jul 15, 12:20 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Bernardino100 min
Jul 15, 1:40 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXSan Bernardino2 hr
Jul 15, 1:40 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 15, 1:40 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXRiverside2 hr
Jul 15, 1:40 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.