Weather Alert in California
Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 3:18PM PST until February 16 at 5:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Los Angeles, CA
DESCRIPTION: FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Los Angeles County in southwestern California... * Until 500 PM PST. * At 318 PM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that another round of moderate to heavy rain is falling over the warned area. Between 1.8 and 2.7 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. Rock and mud slides. Minor debris flows at the Palisades and Franklin Burn Scars. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Rock and mud slides. Minor debris flows at the Palisades and Franklin Burn Scars. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Thousand Oaks, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Encino, Santa Monica, Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, Hollywood, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, Topanga State Park, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas, Brentwood, Malibu Creek State Park, Interstate 405 through the Sepulveda Pass and Bel Air.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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