515  
WGUS56 KSGX 131130  
FFWSGX  
CAC059-131430-  
/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0004.250313T1130Z-250313T1430Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
FLASH FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
430 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A  
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...  
THE AIRPORT BURN SCAR IN...  
EAST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...  
 
* UNTIL 730 AM PDT.  
 
* AT 430 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE AIRPORT BURN SCAR. UP TO 0.25 INCHES  
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 0.75 TO 1 INCH  
IN 1 HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.75 TO 1.25 INCHES ARE  
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED  
TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  
 
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW  
MOVING THROUGH THE AIRPORT BURN SCAR. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF  
ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.  
 
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND THE  
AIRPORT BURN SCAR.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.  
 
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT BURN SCAR.  
 
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
ORTEGA HIGHWAY, TRABUCO CANYON AND TRABUCO HIGHLANDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE  
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND  
DITCHES IN THE AIRPORT BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE  
ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN  
PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3371 11753 3370 11748 3366 11741 3361 11745  
3361 11746 3361 11753 3362 11754 3366 11757  
3371 11758 3373 11754  
 
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED  
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR  
 
 
 
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