USGS-landslides.20060301T181339 pgori@usgs.gov 20060301T181339.000Z Actual Alert Public en-US Geo Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watches for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California Expected Severe Likely Susan Cannon Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watches for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California Between 2:37 pm on Saturday, February 25 and 9:14 pm on Monday, February 27, the National Weather Service issued Watches for flash flood and debris-flow activity for the recently burned areas in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Watches were issued for the Gaviota, School Canyon, Topanga, Harvard, Gorman, and Tovey burned areas. The Watches are based on a comparison of forecast and measured precipitation with rainfall thresholds provided by the USGS. The final Watch was cancelled at 3:14 am, Tuesday, February 28, 2006. For information on what to do if you live near a recently burned area, and more information on post-fire debris flow flows: http://landslides.usgs.gov/reserach/wildfire cannon@usgs.gov Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, Southern California