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Thursday May 5th, 2016 :: 05:29 p.m. PDT

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NWS FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDE.EAST OF CUYAMA... VENTUCOPA... AND ALONG HIGHWAYS

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
442 PM PDT THU MAY 5 2016

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VENTURA CA-SAN LUIS OBISPO CA-SANTA BARBARA CA-
442 PM PDT THU MAY 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
NORTHEASTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL 745 PM PDT

* AT 442 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN IN THE NEARBY
MOUNTAINS DUE TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE
NORTHWEST. RUNOFF FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY DRAIN WESTWARD
TOWARD HIGHWAY 33 AND POSSIBLY HIGHWAY 166 DURING THE HOUR. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EAST OF CUYAMA... VENTUCOPA... AND ALONG HIGHWAYS 33 AND 166. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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