LA Times · Jul 30, 2015
Flash-flood warning issued for L.A. County area as powerful thunderstorm approaches
This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 1 a.m. EDT, shows an area of showers and thunderstorms caused by an area of low pressure and its associated stationary front in the southwestern United States. (Associated Press)A flash flood warning was issued Thursday afternoon for Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties as a powerful thunderstorm dumping an inch of rain an hour approached the area.
“Doppler radar indicated a thunderstorm producing heavy rain across the warned area,” the National Weather Service statement issued just before 2 p.m. read. “Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly if not already occuring.”