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Flash Flood Warning Issued for Central Riverside County

The warning was issued through 11:15 p.m. Thursday.

Lightning spotted on the Murrieta horizon at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday may be related to a flash flood warning just issued for central Riverside County.

The National Weather Service issued the following:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 813 PM PDT THU AUG 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INDIO...LA QUINTA...AND COACHELLA...

* UNTIL 1115 PM PDT * AT 803 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PALM DESERT COUNTRY AND MECCA


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