USGS-landslides.20060303T145610 pgori@usgs.gov 20060303T145610.000Z Actual Alert Public en-US Geo Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California Expected Severe Likely Susan Cannon Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California At 1:34 pm on Friday, March 3, the National Weather Service issued a Watch for flash flood and debris-flow activity from recently burned areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. These include the Gaviota, School Canyon, Topanga, Harvard, Tovey, and Gorman Fires. There is a potential that rainfall rates will exceed one inch per hour across Santa Barbara County and one half inch per hour across Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. From thresholds provided by the USGS, rainfall at these rates could result in flash flooding and debris flows in and below recently burned areas through the afternoon of March 3. 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/research/wildfire cannon@usgs.gov Santa Barabara, Ventura, and Los Angeles Counties, southern California