FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
121 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Mariposa County in central California...
* Until 415 PM PDT.
* At 115 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of the Ferguson Fire burn scar. Flash
flooding with debris flows is expected to begin shortly. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Yosemite National Park, Bootjack, El Portal, Jerseydale, Gin Flat
and Crane Flat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
Instructions:
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Address/Location
Mariposa County Sheriff's Office
5099 Old Hwy N
Mariposa, CA 95338
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 209-966-3615
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MARIPOSASO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning