Weather Alert: Flash Flood Warning expanded

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 at 3:15 p.m.)—The National Weather Service has expanded its Flash Flood Warning to include Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods and Lebec. A major mudslide has been reported on northbound I-5 just north of Fort Tejon.

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 at 1:15 p.m.)—The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for areas including Pine Mountain Club. See the notice below…

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN –
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
111 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL KERN COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA…

* UNTIL 415 PM PDT

* AT 109 PM PDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MARICOPA AND PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at 8:22 a.m.)—The National Weather Service is forecasting rain for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The NWS detailed forecast is below:

Detailed Forecast

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning.

Tuesday night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

This is part of the October 9, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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