Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 20, 1992, 6:14 PM PST for Orange County, California. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 1992, 6:14 PM PST (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 1992, 8:15 PM PST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Orange County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAX 210217 RRA FFWLAX CAC059-210415- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA 614 PM PST FRI MAR 20 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN SOUTH CALIFORNIA ...ORANGE COUNTY AT 600 PM...FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE FULLERTON AND EL TORO AREAS WITH SAND BAGGING IN PROGRESS AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY. DURING THE LAST HOUR...RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 1 TO 11/2 INCHES. FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY LIKELY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 405. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 20, 1:37 PM PST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
CAZ003-004-015-210300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SANTA MARIA CA 130 PM PST FRI MAR 20 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN HEADED FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON... A MODERATELY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES WESTSOUTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN. THIS BAND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ANY HEAVY SHOWERS THAT OCCUR WILL GENERALLY BE OF SHORT DURATION. HOWEVER...SOME LOCAL FLOODING OF STREETS AND AGRICULTURAL FIELDS IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY STREETS THAT ARE FLOODED FOR THE WATER LEVEL MAY BE HIGHER THAN YOU THINK. IF FLOODING OCCURS IN YOUR AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE LOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. THEREFORE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH A SLOW CNLEARING TREND FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION AND UPDATES LISTEN TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION. WOFFORD
Special weather statement, Mar 20, 1:47 PM PST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
CAZ011>021-202200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA 2 PM PST FRI MAR 20 1992 ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FT IN THE MOUNTAINS... ...LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCING THE RAIN OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY IS STILL ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOS ANGELES. IT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY ACCOMPANIED BY SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. THE SHOWERS SHOULD DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT IN COASTAL AREAS WILL AVERAGE 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH WITH SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT RESORT LEVELS. DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FOG...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE STORM CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN OVER THE VANDENBERG AND SANTA MARIA AREA BUT THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL STILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS DURING THE MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STORM MOVING INTO NEVADA AND WEAKENING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BE DECREASING. ON SUNDAY A WEAK STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM THIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER MORE INTENSE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH A THREAT OF MORE RAIN TUESSDAY. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM. HAMMOND
Special weather statement, Mar 20, 2:47 PM PST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
CAZ011>021-202200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA 3 PM PST FRI MAR 20 1992 ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FT IN THE MOUNTAINS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY... THE STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCING THE RAIN OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY IS STILL ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOS ANGELES. IT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY ACCOMPANIED BY SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. SOME OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT IN COASTAL AREAS WILL AVERAGE 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH BUT COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES IN THE FLASH FLOOD AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT RESORT LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FOG...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE STORM CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN OVER THE VANDENBERG AND SANTA MARIA AREA BUT THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL STILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS DURING THE MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STORM MOVING INTO NEVADA AND WEAKENING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BE DECREASING. ON SUNDAY A WEAK STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM cTHIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER MORE INTENSE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH A THREAT OF MORE RAIN TUESDAY. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM. HAMMOND
Special weather statement, Mar 20, 4:25 PM PST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
CAZ011>021-210600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA 430 PM PST FRI MAR 20 1992 ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FT IN THE MOUNTAINS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILL AREAS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY... ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY... THE AREA OF LOCAL HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSHOWERS IS NOW MOVING INLAND TO THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN DESERTS. LOCAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS PRODUCING LOCAL FLOODING OF STREET INTERSECTIONS AND SMALL STREAMS. RAINFALL AT THE LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER FOR THE STORM AS OF 4 PM WAS 1.32 INCHES WITH .82 OF AN INCH BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM. DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FOG...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE MAIN STORM CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN OVER THE VANDENBERG AND SANTA MARIA AREA BUT THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL STILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS DURING THE MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STORM MOVING INTO NEVADA AND WEAKENING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BE DECREASING. ON SUNDAY A WEAK STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM THIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER MORE INTENSE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITHE A THREAT OF MORE RAIN TUESDAY. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM. HAMMOND
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.