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Sunday January 31st, 2016 :: 11:06 a.m. PST

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND VENTURA COUNTY

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
 
* UNTIL 145 PM PST
 
* AT 1052 AM PST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAGES INDICATED
  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAIN RATES
  OF THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WERE OBSERVED AT NORDHOFF
  RIDGE AND SAN MARCOS PASS. RAIN RATES OVER ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR
  WERE OBSERVED IN SUMMERLAND. FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
  OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THROUGH 145 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 
 
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SANTA
  BARBARA...LOMPOC...MONTECITO...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG...VANDENBERG
  VILLAGE... EL CAPITAN AND REFUGIO STATE BEACHES...ISLA
  VISTA...SUMMERLAND...GOLETA... BUELLTON...FIGUEROA
  MOUNTAIN...HIGHWAY 101 THROUGH GAVIOTA STATE PARK...AND HIGHWAY
  154 OVER SAN MARCOS PASS. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Instructions:

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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