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Thursday October 15th, 2015 :: 02:00 p.m. PDT

Alert

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for North Central Santa Barbara County until 4:30 p.m.

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A 
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... 
NORTH CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA... 
SOUTH CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA... 
 
* UNTIL 430 PM PDT 
 
* AT 130 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAGES INDICATED THAT 
HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE HALF INCH 
OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN A TEN MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME. FLASH 
FLOODING IS IMMINENT AND MAY BE ALREADY OCCURRING. THUNDERSTORMS 
IN THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 
3 HOURS. 
 
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BIG PINE 
MOUNTAIN...HIGHWAY 166 BETWEEN TWITCHELL DAM AND THE CUYAMA 
VALLEY...AND FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN.
Instructions: TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
Target Area:
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara

 

Instructions:

Avoid moving water. Seek shelter in higher ground.

Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts

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Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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