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<cap:alert xmlns:cap="http://www.incident.com/cap/1.0">
  <identifier>USGS-landslides.20060301T181711</identifier>
  <sender>pgori@usgs.gov</sender>
  <sent>20060301T181711.000Z</sent>
  <status>Actual</status>
  <msgType>Alert</msgType>
  <scope>Public</scope>
  <info>
    <language>en-US</language>
    <category>Geo</category>
    <event>Flash Flood and Debris Flow Warning for Topanga Burned Area in Southern California</event>
    <urgency>Immediate</urgency>
    <severity>Severe</severity>
    <certainty>Very Likely</certainty>
    <senderName>Susan Cannon</senderName>
    <headline>Flash Flood and Debris Flow Warning for Topanga Burned Area in Southern California</headline>
    <description>At 6:08 pm on Monday, February 27 the National Weather Service issued a Warning for flash flood and debris-flow activity from the Topanga burned area in Ventura County. Areas that could be impacted include State Highway 118 near Santa Susana Pass, Santa Susana Pass Road and residences in and below the burned area.  The Warning is based on a comparison of forecast and measured precipitation with rainfall thresholds provided by the USGS. </description>
    <instruction>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</instruction>
    <contact>cannon@usgs.gov</contact>
    <area>
      <areaDesc>Santa Monica Mountians, Ventura County, southern California</areaDesc>
    </area>
  </info>
</cap:alert>