Sep 1, 2007 4:56 pm US/Pacific
Thunderstorms Bring Flash Floods To SoCal
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CBS) ―
A boisterous monsoon season in the mountains of Southern California continued as a series of storms prompted the National Weather Service to release several severe storm warnings after 1 p.m.
The thunderstorms were first seen over the Big Bear Lake region of the San Bernardino National Forest, where a California Highway Patrol officer reported 2 inches of slush left over from a noon-hour hailstorm on state Highway 38 at the 8,443-foot-high Onyx Summit.
As that thunderstorm moved westward, it prompted flash flood warnings for Victor Valley, Lucerne Valley and Cajon Summit.
More thunderstorms popped up over Hemet and the mountain areas burned during the Esperanza Fire. The Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for west-central Riverside County at about 1 p.m.
A similar severe thunderstorm warning was issued for central San Diego County, where a possibly-heavy storm was developing over Ramona and areas burned during the Horse Fire.
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