Flash Flood Warning until 09:00PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Kern County in central California... Southeastern Tulare County in central California...
* Until 900 PM PST.
* At 551 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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... Bodfish, Lake Isabella, Riverkern, Kernville and Wofford Heights. This includes the following streams and drainages... Bull Run Creek, Kern River, Caldwell Creek, Erskine Creek, Brush Creek, Cannell Creek, Tobias Creek, South Creek, Tillie Creek, South Fork Kern River, Bodfish Creek, Corral Creek and Salmon Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KERN, CA ... TULARE, CA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Tehachapi
220 W C St
Tehachapi, CA 93561
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 661-822-2222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TEHACHAPI 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