FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 216 PM PDT THU MAY 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA…

* UNTIL 345 PM PDT

* AT 212 PM PDT…DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED INTENSE RAINFALL FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY OF THE CITIES OF AZUZA AND EL MONTE. RADAR RAINFALL RATES ARE IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AZUSA AND EL MONTE.

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.

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.