Flash Flood Watch - Santa Barbara County
Event: Flash Flood Watch
Alert:
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH
THE MONDAY EVENING...
.A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
DOLORES WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE
TROPICAL STORM CENTER IS LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH OF LOS
ANGELES...BUT A DEEP AND MOIST AIR MASS STREAMING NORTH INTO THE
REGION WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: ANTELOPE VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA
RANGE...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AS A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DOLORES MOVES OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS...IN OR BELOW THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS ARE URGED TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS.
Target Area:
Antelope Valley
Cuyama Valley
Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range
Santa Barbara County Mountains
Ventura County Mountains
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
, CA
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526