Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
⏳ In force until Thu 22 Oct, 09:45 📍 Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; V… (approximate) 🕑 54 min ago
At 1040 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Montecito to near Point Mugu. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Small chance for a brief, weak tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Oxnard... Ventura... …
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaSanta Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern…
Issuing authorityNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-21T22:40:00-07:00
Effective2026-10-21T22:40:00-07:00
Onset2026-10-21T22:40:00-07:00
Expires2026-10-21T23:45:00-07:00
📋 Official instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6acb09c33dce0ba0c889785169006a799bfaea19.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- At 1040 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Montecito to near Point Mugu.
- Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
- HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
- Small chance for a brief, weak tornado.
- SOURCE...Radar indicated.
- IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
- Locations impacted include...
- Oxnard...
- Ventura...
- …
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