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Location: Ridgecrest, CA
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Flood Warning
Issued: 2:57 AM Dec. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding may be exacerbated by additional rainfall this
evening and overnight.

* WHERE...Extreme southwestern Kern county.

* WHEN...Until 400 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all
the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 653 PM PST, The public and law enforcement have reported
flooding in the warned area. Any additional rainfall may lead
to more road closure or mud slides because the ground is so
wet.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Maricopa, Frazier Park, Pine Mountain Club and Lake Of The
Woods.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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High Wind Warning
Issued: 11:38 PM Dec. 24, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Frazier Mountain Communities, Grapevine, Indian Wells
Valley, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Slopes, Piute Walker Basin,
and Tehachapi.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and
avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution
if you must drive.

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Flood Watch
Issued: 11:37 PM Dec. 24, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
areas, Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5,
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Coalinga - Avenal,
Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Frazier Mountain Communities, Fresno-Clovis,
Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Grant Grove
Area, Grapevine, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, Indian Wells
Valley, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge, Kern River Valley, Kings Canyon
NP, Los Banos - Dos Palos, Mariposa Madera Foothills, Merced -
Madera - Mendota, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Slopes, Piute
Walker Basin, Planada - Le Grand - Snelling, Sequoia NP, South End
San Joaquin Valley, South End Sierra Foothills, South End of the
Lower Sierra, South End of the Upper Sierra, Southeast San Joaquin
Valley, Tehachapi, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, West Side
Mountains South of 198, West Side Mountains north of 198 and West
Side of Fresno and Kings Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.
Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are
possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood
with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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