With a big rainstorm on the way, folks around the burn areas need to be vigilent. Here's from the National Weather Service:
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR RECENT BURN AREAS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA…INCLUDING THE STATION…MORRIS…SANTA ANITA…BIG HORN…MAREK…AND SAYRE BURN AREAS.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* PEAK RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THIS STORM OVER THE WATCH AREA. THESE RAIN RATES APPROACH OR EXCEED USGS DEBRIS FLOW THRESHOLDS FOR THE RECENT 2008 AND 2009 BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
* THE STATION AND MORRIS BURN AREAS AND ADJACENT DOWNSTREAM AREAS WILL BE THE AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
