Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Hanford, CA

Issued

Jul 6, 2001, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2001, 5:30 PM PDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Hanford, CA

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Kern County, CA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
330 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

* UNTIL 530 PM PDT

* AT 330 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL KERN COUNTY...OR FROM 23 MILES EAST OF
DELANO TO 10 MILES NORTH OF BAKERSFIELD. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.

* THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER RURAL
NORTH CENTRAL KERN COUNTY...AFFECTING POSO CREEK AND LITTLE CREEK
THROUGH 530 PM PDT.

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 IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HANFORD CA.

LAT...LON 3576 11898 3543 11908 3547 11888 3578 11874

NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 6, 2:30 PM PDT, 1 hour earlier.

INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
230 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2001

SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP SOUTHEAST MOISTURE STREAM CONTINUING INTO
THE FORECAST AREA WITH AN UPPER LOW MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE LA
BASIN. IR AND VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS QUITE A BIT OF THUNDERSTORMS
FORMING OVER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW...EXPECT
THESE TO MOVE INTO KERN COUNTY DESERTS. RECENT REPORT OUT OF RANDSBURG
HAD .15" IN 20 MINUTES THUS HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY WITH SUSTAINED
CONVECTIONS. OVER THE SIERRA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...ATMOSPHERE IS
BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND CELLS ARE DEVELOPING
IN THE TEHACHAPI AREA...AND JUST NORTHEAST OF BAKERSFIELD. GOES
PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY SHOWS 1.5 TO 2.0" OF WATER THUS POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS.  MODELS KEEP THE SOUTHEAST FLOW AND
MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND
THEN TRY TO SHIFT UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DRY OUT THE
MID AND UPPER LEVELS. LOWER LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN MOIST ENOUGH HOWEVER
TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY OVER ALL BUT THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY.

IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...LATEST AVN CONTINUES TREND OF DEVELOPING A
LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SHIFTING THE FLOW TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVER THE AREA. DUE TO THE VERY STRONG NATURE OF THE HIGH OVER
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...WILL OPT TO KEEPL THE CHANCE IN THE SIERRA AND
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS/DESERTS THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BUT
LEAVE THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DRY.

.HNX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 900 PM FOR ZONES 95>99.

DUDLEY

Flash Flood Warnings in California, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001

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