July 25, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office has issued a Flash Flood Watch until 11:00 P.M. this evening for the Southern Sierra Nevada and Kern County mountains and desert.
A Flash Flood Watch means that flash flooding is possible. Very heavy rainfall may lead to excessive runoff, resulting in road becoming impassible.
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Watch National Weather Service Hanford CA 1155 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2019 Central Sierra-North Kings River-Sequoia Kings-Lake Isabella- Tehachapi Area-Fort Tejon-Indian Wells Valley-Kern County Desert- Including the cities of Devils Postpile, Florence Lake, Lake Thomas Edison, Tuolumne Meadows, Bass Lake, Fish Camp, Wawona, Lake Wishon, Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake, Camp Nelson, Giant Forest, Lodgepole, Cedar Grove, Grant Grove, Hume Lake, Johnsondale, Lake Isabella, Kernville, Tehachapi, Frazier Park, Grapevine, Lebec, Inyokern, Ridgecrest, Rosamond, California City, Randsburg, Edwards AFB, and Mojave 1155 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central California, including the following areas, Central Sierra, Fort Tejon, Indian Wells Valley, Kern County Desert, Lake Isabella, North Kings River, Sequoia Kings, and Tehachapi Area. * Until 11 PM PDT this evening * Monsoonal Thunderstorms with Heavy Rainfall * Avoid low lying areas and drainages as heavy rainfall in higher elevations can quickly send a surge of runoff into these areas creating dangerous conditions. Turn Around, Do Not Drown! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Source: NWS
