Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Yuma County in southwestern Arizona... Southwestern La Paz County in west central Arizona... Northeastern Imperial County in southeastern California... Riverside County in southern California...

* Until 1100 PM MST /1100 PM PDT/.

* At 652 PM MST /652 PM PDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain along I-10. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blythe, Quartzsite, Ripley, Kofa Wildlife Refuge, Cibola, Blythe Airport, Nicholls Warm Springs, Palo Verde, Brenda, Ehrenberg and East Blythe. This includes the following highways... CA Route 78 between mile markers 70 and 79. US Highway 60 between mile markers 31 and 37. AZ Route 95 between mile markers 100 and 103...and between mile markers 104 and 112. CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 142 and 151. AZ Interstate 10 near mile marker 1...and between mile markers 10 and 18. CA Route 95 near mile marker 1...and between mile markers 10 and 14...and between mile markers 2 and 5.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA PAZ, AZ ... YUMA, AZ ... IMPERIAL, CA ... RIVERSIDE, CA

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.