Original story 4:37 p.m. Monday: The federal government activated its Emergency Alert System to warn people in the Barstow area about a sudden wave of "life-threatening flash flooding" set to hit ...

The federal government tapped its Emergency Alert System for the second time in two weeks to personally warn Barstow-area residents Sunday afternoon that "life-threatening flash flooding" may be ...

The National Weather Service said the threat of flash flooding would persist into the ... In the Mojave Desert, the Barstow Unified School District canceled Tuesday's classes at all of its schools ...

Ice jams were leading to the Rock River's rapid rise in the Barstow, Colona and Cleveland areas tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning, effective through 7 a.m ...

Barstow cell phones received a second "EAS ACTIVATION" in two weeks on July 31, a reference to the Emergency Alert System run by the National Weather Service, the Federal Communications Commission ...