Flash Flood Warning until 05:15PM Monday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
FFWSGX The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Riverside County in southern California...
* Until 515 PM PDT.
* At 211 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches 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... Southeastern Palm Springs, eastern Anza, Palm Desert, Hwy 74 Between Anza And Palm Desert, Hwy 74 Between Mountain Center And Anza, La Quinta and Santa Rosa Mountain.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RIVERSIDE, CA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Address/Location
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-777-7000
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