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Flash Flood Watch
Issued: 6:59 PM Jan. 27, 2021 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of southwest California, including the following areas, the Apple burn scar, El Dorado burn scar, Bond burn scar, Silverado burn scar, Blue Ridge burn scar, and Valley burn scar, Orange County Coastal Areas, Orange County Inland Areas, Riverside County Mountains below 5500 ft, San Bernardino County Mountains below 5500 ft, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Diego County Mountains below 5500 ft, San Diego County Valleys and Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills. * From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon * Moderate to heavy rain showers will impact areas west of the mountains below 5500 ft, including the Apple, El Dorado, Bond, Silverado, Blueridge, and Valley burn scars. Showers will develop Thursday evening, becoming more widespread late Thursday into Friday. The heaviest rain is expected to begin before midnight on Thursday, lasting through Friday morning in Orange County and the Inland Empire. Periods of heavy rain are expected early Friday morning through Friday afternoon in San Diego County. Rain rates of 0.50 inch to 0.60 inch an hour are expected. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday. Rain totals of 1.25-1.50 inches, locally up to 1.70 expected for the coast, valleys, and Inland Empire with totals 2-3 inches on the coastal slopes of the mountains below 5500 ft. * Heavy rainfall can lead to areas of flash flooding, as well as mud and debris flows near burn scars, especially the Apple, El Dorado, and Bond burn scars. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away or be swept away. Know your escape routes. Be ready to act immediately and heed all evacuation orders. Keep updated on the latest weather forecasts. &&
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