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The National Weather Service has put out a Flash Flood Watch for the Valley, Rocky and Jerusalem Fire areas. There is the potential for thunderstorms to form on the West side of the Sacramento Valley this afternoon, including in the area of the Valley, Rocky or Jerusalem fire burn areas A Flash Flood Watch for a burn area means that conditions, including the formation of thunderstorms, may develop that could generate heavy rainfall rates. Heavy rainfall rates over recent burn areas could lead to flash floods, rockslides and or debris flows. This is a heads up message – be prepared to take action if necessary.From: Warning Center [[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 1:03 PM
Subject: NWS Partner Email: Flash Flood Watch issued for Valley, Rocky, and Jerusalem fires - Thunderstorm potential building

Forwarded for your information and situational awareness:

There is a flash flood Watch out for the Lake County Burn Areas for this afternoon due to the potential for thunderstorms that may generate heavy rainfall rates.

Text here:

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1245 PM PST MON NOV 2 2015

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1245 PM PST MON NOV 2 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE VALLEY...ROCKY...AND JERUSALEM FIRE BURN AREAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE VALLEY...ROCKY...AND JERUSALEM
BURN AREAS IN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

* UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING

* FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN AND
BELOW THE VALLEY AND JERUSALEM AND ROCKY FIRE BURN AREAS. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM OVER LAKE COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES WITH THESE STORMS. THE SEVERELY BURNED AREAS WILL BE OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN. THESE AREAS NO LONGER ABSORB ANY
RAINFALL...LEADING TO ENHANCED RUNOFF AND ROCK AND DEBRIS FLOWS.

* FOR THE VALLEY FIRE BURN AREA: THOSE TRAVELING AROUND HIGHWAY
175...BOTTLE ROCK ROAD...LOCH LOMOND RD...SEIGLER CANYON
RD...BIG CANYON RD...BUTTS CANYON RD AND OTHER LOCAL ROADS
WITHIN AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BURN AREA. RIVERS AND
CREEKS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN INCLUDES ANDERSON CREEK...BIG
CANYON CREEK...SEIGLER CREEK...DRY CREEK...HARBIN CREEK...PUTAH
CREEK...BUTTS CREEK...COPSEY CREEK...SEIGLER CREEK AND KELSEY
CREEK BASINS.

* FOR THE ROCKY AND JERUSALEM FIRE BURN AREA: THOSE TRAVELING
ALONG HIGHWAY 16...HIGHWAY 20...MORGAN VALLEY...BERRYESSA-
KNOXVILLE RD...JERUSALEM GRADE...BUTTS CANYON AND OTHER ROADS IN
THE BURN AREA. THE SEVERELY BURNED AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
INCLUDE THE
ROCKY...DAVIS...CACHE...BEAR...SODA...HUNTING...ETICUERA...AND
JERICHO CREEK BASINS. USERS OF THE CACHE CREEK NATURAL AREA AND
THE KNOXVILLE RECREATION AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
FLOODING...ROCK AND DEBRIS FLOWS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS COULD QUICKLY BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HUNTERS...
RESIDENTS...AND PERSONS TRAVELING WITHIN THE RIM FIRE BURN AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAY DEVELOP THAT COULD GENERATE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OVER RECENT BURN AREAS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS...ROCKSLIDES...AND/OR DEBRIS FLOWS. THIS IS A HEADS UP
PRODUCT- BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.

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