The committee was formed in January 2004 at the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to examine the availability, performance, and capacity of the system based in Ventura Country. It found little substantive basis for concerns about the flash flood forecasting and warning capabilities of the Los Angeles-Oxnard Weather Forecasting Office. However they analyzed the coverage provided by the Sulfur Mountain radar, and determined ways that it could be improved. The report is not indexed. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)