We just returned from Sierra Madre, where we encountered heavy rain, hail, thunder, and overflowing streets. National Weather Service sent this out about 2 PM:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SIERRA MADRE…MONTEREY PARK… DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES…LONG BEACH…
* UNTIL 600 PM PST
* AT 200 PM PST…VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE IMPACTING THE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE LONG BEACH HARBOR NORTHWARD ACROSS DOWNTOWN TO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. STORMS OF THIS INTENSITY WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MANY URBAN AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOWNEY… WHITTIER…PASADENA…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
