THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RIDGECREST, ARVIN, BAKERSFIELD, AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TULARE COUNTY UNTIL 1215 AM FRIDAY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVER THE KERN COUNTY DESERT, ACROSS THE TEHACHAPIS AND INTO THE SOUTH VALLEY. RAINFALL RATES AROUND 1/2 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE STORMS. SOME ROADWAY FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 178 IN THE RIDGECREST AREA. ROCKS AND DEBRIS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 178 AT THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON EAST OF BAKERSFIELD. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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. Scott Thackrey
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:34:13 +0000