The NWS has just issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Coachella Valley
Updated: Thursday, August 7, 2008 11:57am PDT
CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…PALM SPRINGS…INDIO…
* UNTIL 115 PM PDT
* AT 1013 AM PDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RANCHO
MIRAGE…PALM DESERT…COACHELLA AND CATHEDRAL CITY
MUD AND ROCK SLIDES…ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES
AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL
PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS…RIVERS…OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
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