Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 1998, 11:55 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1998, 11:55 PM PDT (06:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1998, 2:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAX 060657 FFWLAX CAC037-060900- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 1155 PM PDT TUE MAY 5 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS * UNTIL 200 AM WEDNESDAY * AT 1145 PM...DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED MODERATE SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES. WHILE THE RAINFALL INTENSITIES HAVE DECREASED SOME FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING...LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS WERE ALSO LOCATED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND MAY AFFECT THE WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS. WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL EXPECTED...CONDITIONS REMAIN PRIME FOR FLASH FLOODING. * BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM...MOUNTAIN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL AREAS FROM HIGHWAY 39 AND EASTWARD WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED. BURKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:30 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 90 min |
| May 5, 7:00 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 60 min |
| May 5, 7:20 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 70 min |
| May 5, 7:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 2 hr |
| May 5, 8:30 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 90 min |
| May 5, 9:50 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 2 hr |
| May 5, 9:55 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 2 hr |
| May 6, 1:55 AM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.