Overview
- San Bernardino County received a midday flash flood warning near Twentynine Palms along Highway 62, where radar showed heavy rain and flooding expected to begin shortly.
- An early-morning flash flood warning for Riverside and Imperial counties reported 1 to 1.5 inches already fallen with up to another half inch possible, posing a life-threatening risk in washes, creeks and underpasses.
- Additional flood advisories covered Riverside and San Bernardino counties through Saturday evening for minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
- A separate Friday night flood advisory was issued for Dale, Geneva and Houston counties in southeast Alabama due to ponding on roads and in urban drainage.
- Officials urged drivers to turn around at flooded crossings, check CalTrans for closures, and use county fire stations’ limited sandbag supplies while monitoring NWS updates and local alert systems.