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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Hanford CA
711 PM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024

The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Kern County in central California...

* Until 1015 PM PDT.

* At 711 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.4 and 0.8 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.4 to 0.8 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  State Route 14 and Redrock Randsburg Road. 

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Little Dixie Wash, Cottonwood Creek and Cache Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. 
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a 
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

&&

LAT...LON 3526 11798 3530 11820 3557 11810 3554 11781

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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