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WGUS66 KSGX 012016  
FFASGX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1216 PM PST THU JAN 1 2026  
 
CAZ048-055-057-552-554-020600-  
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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN  
BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WRIGHTWOOD, ONTARIO, SAN BERNARDINO,  
IRVINE, MISSION VIEJO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, FULLERTON, ORANGE,  
RIVERSIDE, BIG BEAR CITY, MORENO VALLEY, LAKE ARROWHEAD, LAGUNA  
BEACH, CRESTLINE, SAN CLEMENTE, FONTANA, RUNNING SPRINGS,  
HUNTINGTON BEACH, NEWPORT BEACH, BIG BEAR LAKE, COSTA MESA,  
GARDEN GROVE, CORONA, SANTA ANA, AND ANAHEIM  
1216 PM PST THU JAN 1 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS, ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS,  
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE  
COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND  
FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE  
IN AND BELOW RECENT BURN SCARS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A WARM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING  
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS OCCURRED THIS MORNING.  
HIGH SOIL MOISTURE FROM LAST WEEK'S HEAVY RAINFALL AND WILL  
EXACERBATE THE FLOODING THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA.  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
BE ALERT IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR ROCKSLIDES AND ROCKS IN THE ROAD.  
 
 
 
 
 
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