THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR. SO. CNTL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SE CA. * UNTIL 545 PM PDT * AT 245 PM PDT.NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR MAY BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIER STORMS.ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIG BEAR LAKE.BIG BEAR CITY.ONYX PEAK DEBRIS FLOWS ISSUING FROM BASINS BURNED BY THE SLIDE FIRE CAN IMPACT HIGHWAYS 330 & 18.& ANY OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE BURNED AREA. PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 530 PM PDT * AT 233 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA FROM IDYLLWILD TO LAKE HEMET. THE STORMS ARE ADEVELOPING SLOWLY SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR MAY BE FALLING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAGE... LAKE HEMET...AGUANGA...AND ANZA. THE WATERSHEDS BURNED THIS FALL ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING RAINSTORMS. A SHORT PERIOD OF EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL ON A BURNED WATERSHED CAN LEAD TO DEBRIS FLOWS. RAINFALL THAT IS NORMALLY ABSORBED INTO HILLSLOPE SOILS CAN RUN OFF ALMOST INSTANTLY AFTER VEGETATION HAS BEEN REMOVED BY WILDFIRE. THIS CAUSES MUCH GREATER AND MORE RAPID RUNOFF THAN IS NORMAL FROM CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS. THE HIGHLY ERODIBLE SOILS IN A BURN SCAR ALLOW FLOOD WATERS TO ENTRAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF ASH, MUD... BOULDERS... AND UNBURNED VEGETATION. WITHIN THE BURNED AREA AND DOWNSTREAM...THE FORCE OF RUSHING WATER...SOIL AND ROCK CAN DESTROY CULVERTS... BRIDGES...ROADWAYS AND BUILDINGS...POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 500 PM PDT * AT 206 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE AREA BETWEEN APPLE VALLEY AND LUCERNE VALLEY...ALONG HIGHWAY S18. THE STORM IS ALMOST STATIONARY. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM AREA. * THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. TURN AROUND DON.T DROWN!!

200 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 2 PM...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS ARE NEAR FOREST FALLS AND IN THE GREEN VALEY LAKE AREA. A QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER STORMS THROUGH 2 PM. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ALONG WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS UNTIL 700 PM.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... WEST CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 430 PM PDT * AT 122 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR FOREST FALLS...AND DEVELOPING SOUTH FROM FOREST FALLS TO TO BANNING TO CABAZON. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH AT 10 MPH AND MAY MOVE OVER THE ESERANZA BURN AREA OF 2006. THE STORMS MAY ALSO MOVE SOUTH TO THE IDYLLWILD AND PINE COVE AREAS BY 4 30 PM. THE WATERSHEDS BURNED BY THE ESPERANZA FIRE WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS DURING RAINSTORMS. THE PARTS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF BEAUMONT AND BANNING THAT ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BURNED AREA... INCLUDING SMITH CANYON AND POTRERO CREEK... MAY BE AFFECTED BY THESE EVENTS. IN ADDITION... ROADS MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE EVENTS WHERE THEY CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES. THESE ROADS INCLUDE... BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; BEAUMONT AVENUE... CIRCLE C ROAD... CASTILLE CANYON ROAD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS AVENUE... OLD BANNING IDYLLWILD ROAD... SHIRLEON DRIVE...POPPET FLATS ROAD... STATE HIGHWAY 243... CRYER DRIVE AND MOUNT EDNA ROAD.

710 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .NOW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY FOR A BRIEF TIME AND LOCAL FLOODING MAY RESULT. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND COULD PRODUCE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED ON ANY HIGHWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS MORNING.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 359 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...COACHELLA VALLEY... RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS... SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING * SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG STREAMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WASHES AND LOW-LYING TERRAIN IN THE DESERTS...ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL DIMINISH BY AROUND SUNSET.