Sunday, June 26, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Flood Warning - Mono County



MONO CA- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS NEAR...BRIDGEPORT...TWIN LAKES...TOMS PLACE...MAMMOTH LAKES...LEE VINING...JUNE LAKE... CROWLEY LAKE...COLEVILLE AND TOPAZ LAKE. * UNTIL 1000 PM PDT TUESDAY * FLOODING CONTINUES TO AFFECT CAMPGROUNDS...BACK COUNTRY ROADS  AND HIKING TRAILS THIS WEEKEND. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LEE VINING CANYON...ALONG DEADMAN CREEK AND IN MAMMOTH LAKES NEAR SHERWIN AND MAMMOTH CREEKS.  * LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST MAY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF RAIN IN MONO COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY. RAIN COMBINED WITH MOIST SOIL  CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE RUN OFF AND MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SUDDEN RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
 * IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM... REMEMBER THE HIGHEST  WATER LEVELS USUALLY OCCUR AT NIGHT. A CAMPGROUND MAY LOOK DRY AND SAFE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT MAY FLOOD AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

Affected Counties or parts of: Tuolumne, Mono, Fresno, Madera, Alpine

Sent: 2011-06-26T11:39:48-07:00

Original Sender: KREV@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV




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