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National Weather Service Issues Flood Warning For East County

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At 12:52 pm, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Antioch, Brentwood and Oakley after rain has been consistent for the past few hours.  The advisory is expected to be in effect until 2:15 pm.

This afternoon calls for showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

 

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1252 PM PST WED NOV 20 2013

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1252 PM PST WED NOV 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  MARIN COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  ALAMEDA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL 215 PM PST.

* AT 1249 PM PST DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATED RAINFALL RATES IN
EXCESS OF A HALF INCH PER HOUR MOVING OVER THE ADVISORY
AREA...INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO AND HALFMOON BAY...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ALSO...SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS COULD FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS AND NEARBY
LOW AREAS.

ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY DO NOT CROSS IT. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY
APPEAR AND THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE
ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PROPERTY DAMAGE SHOULD BE
MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE
IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3803 12300 3803 12249 3787 12241 3782 12247
      3781 12235 3760 12235 3751 12216 3751 12213
      3767 12217 3778 12234 3788 12232 3797 12244
      3803 12228 3803 12206 3753 12159 3726 12241
      3748 12246 3753 12253 3781 12249 3799 12301

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FORECASTER:
LARRY

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