My, how the weather's changed in just a day: National Weather Service warns of roadway flooding:
FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 725 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA.
* UNTIL 845 PM PST
* AT 715 PM PST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG AND NEARLY STATIONARY STORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA…CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS ROADWAY FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST COVINA… DIAMOND BAR…ROWLAND HEIGHTS…LA HABRA HEIGHTS…AND BALDWIN PARK. INTERSTATES 10 AND 210…AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STRONG LINE OF STORMS.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
