Long Beach Has a Flood Advisory Warning Now

Due to heavy rainfall this afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued the following warning alert to the following cities including Long Beach. In order to get it to you fastest, we copy and pasted it so apologies for the all-caps:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUJUNGA...SUNLAND...SIERRA MADRE... LAKE VIEW TERRACE...LA CRESCENTA...LA CANADA/FLINTRIDGE...MONTEREY PARK...DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...LONG BEACH...DIAMOND BAR...ACTON... * UNTIL 600 PM PDT * AT 303 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE-THIRD AND TWO-THIRDS OF AN INCH HAVE OCCURRED IN ONE-HALF HOUR ACROSS WEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY...CREATING LOCAL ROADWAY FLOODING. MANY ROADWAYS ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND SLICK PAVEMENT SURFACES. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IN THE AREA INDICATE VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE ACTOSS THE AREA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.