Flash Flood Warning until 01:00AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Hanford has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Kern County in central California... Southeastern Tulare County in central California...
* Until 100 AM PST.
* At 1045 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... Corral Creek, Kern River, Erskine Creek, Tillie Creek, South Creek, Bodfish Creek, South Fork Kern River, Bull Run Creek, Brush Creek, Caldwell Creek, Salmon Creek, Tobias Creek and Cannell 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