USGS-landslides.20060329T152520 pgori@usgs.gov 20060329T152520.000Z Actual Alert Public en-US Geo Flash Flood and Debris Flow Warning for the Harvard Burned Area in Southern California Immediate Severe Very Likely cannon@usgs.gov Flash Flood and Debris Flow Warning for the Harvard Burned Area in Southern California At 1:42 am PST on Wednesday, March 29, the National Weather Service issued a Warning for flash flood and debris-flow activity from the Harvard burned area above Burbank, Central Los Angeles County, California. NWS Doppler radar indicated heavy showers moving into the Harvard burned area. Automated rain gages reported more than one third of an inch of rain in one half hour. Rainfall at these rates will likely result in flash floods and debris flows in and below the Harvard burned area. The Warning is in effect until 2:45 am PST. If you are in the warning area, move immediately to higher ground. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Do not attempt to cross swiftly flowing waters or waters of unknown depth by foot or by automobile. 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 Verdugo Hills above the city of Burbank, southern California