The National Weather Service took the unusual step of interrupting television programming shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday to warn residents of northern Los Angeles County of a severe storm that could cause flash flooding moving northwest through the afternoon.
The announcement, heard over KABC-TV (Channel 7) and interrupting a football game between Penn State and the University of Alabama, warned residents that the storm could produce quarter-size hail, cloud-to-surface lightning and winds in excess of 60 mph.
The warning urged residents of the northern county, particularly in the area of Acton and Quartz Hill, to stay inside, preferably in buildings with strong walls.
-- Sam Quinones
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