USGS-landslides.20060717T220303 cannon@usgs.gov 20060717T220303.000Z Actual Alert Public en-US Geo Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California Future Unknown Possible Sue Cannon Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California At 2:08 pm PDT on Monday, July 17, 2006, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood and Debris Flow Watch for the Sawtooth and Millard burned areas, including portions of Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley and San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains. The Watch remains in effect through Tuesday evening. A flow of monsoonal moisture will continue into southern California through this week and will bring favorable conditions for showers and thunderstorms. Storms will have the potential to produce locally heavy rain and thus flash flooding and debris flows from the Sawtooth and Millard burn areas. Locally heavy rainfall rates up to two thirds of an inch per hour will be possible. Residents or persons with interests near and especially downstream of the burned areas should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take protective action should flash flood warnings be issued. For more 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 Southwestern California