USGS-landslides.20060313T151136 pgori@usgs.gov 20060313T151136.000Z Actual Alert Public en-US Geo Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern Californi Expected Severe Likely cannon@usgs.gov Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern Californi At 2:35 am PST on Friday, March 10, the National Weather Service issued a Watch for flash flood and debris-flow activity from recently burned areas of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. These include the School Canyon, Topanga, Harvard, Piru, Simi, and Foothill Fires. There was the potential for brief heavy rain along with isolated thunderstorms. Rainfall intensities could exceed USGS thresholds, especially for the 2005 burned areas. The Watch was allowed to expire on 5:46 pm PST on Saturday, March 11. 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 Ventura and Los Angeles Counties in southern California