TORNADO WARNING
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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1236 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LONG BEACH...
* UNTIL 115 PM PST
* AT 1232 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LONG BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITTIER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3394 11796 3388 11798 3385 11805 3376 11808
3374 11811 3375 11818 3370 11828 3373 11838
3349 11852 3345 11849 3343 11856 3348 11861
3349 11853 3372 11840 3377 11843 3402 11797
3395 11791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 236DEG 32KT 3363 11833
$$
TRM
Full Version: Tornado Warning near Los Angeles
Up to 20" of rain forecast as well:
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
QUOTE (NittanyLion @ Jan 19 2010, 04:58 PM) 
Up to 20" of rain forecast as well:
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
holy craaap!
QUOTE (NittanyLion @ Jan 19 2010, 03:58 PM)
Up to 20" of rain forecast as well:
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. THIS
WILL LIKELY BE THE WETTEST WEEK SINCE EARLY 2005.
Mudslide potential. I hope people on hills are cautious. Rain like this also means a lot of healthy underbrush and a potentially bad fire season by late summer. There's a reason California was one of the last places settled. It's really a dangerous place when it comes to nature.
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