SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for parts of Riverside County - FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS issued

UPDATE (3:00 pm PDT): at 2:52 pm PDT FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF BORREGO SPRINGS. The storm producing flash flooding was nearly stationary.

Other locations in the warning include, but are not limited to SANTA ROSA MOUNTAIN.

UPDATE (2:54pm PDT): A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA -- SOUTH CENTRAL Riverside COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY -- HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 5:15 PDT. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO AVOID FLOOD AREAS. Do not attempt to cross swiftly flowing waters or waters of unknown depths by foot or by automobile. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. Move indoors immediately.

(2:28pm PDT): A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued at 1:35 p.m. on September 16th, and is in effect for West Central Riverside County until 2:30 p.m. today, according to a report from the National Weather Service in San Diego.

This includes the cities of Temecula, Sun City, Winchester, Wildomar, Menifee and Hemet. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER-SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. The Storm was located 7 miles south west of Hemet and moving west at 5 m.p.h.

RESIDENTS OF THESE AREAS ARE ASKED TO IMMEDIATELY PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. Those residents should shelter in place, preferably away from windows, according to the report.