Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
⏳ In force until Thu 22 Oct, 12:00 📍 Santa Barbara, CA (approximate) 🕑 2 h ago
FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California... * Until 200 AM PDT. * At 1014 PM PDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing increasingly heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Dangerous flash flooding is ongoing or expec…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaSanta Barbara, CA
Issuing authorityNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-21T22:14:00-07:00
Effective2026-10-21T22:14:00-07:00
Onset2026-10-21T22:14:00-07:00
Expires2026-10-22T02:00:00-07:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b63b46dbc6cb1b9993671d5dd9642560bbdcf2d.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.
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
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- FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Southeastern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California...
- * Until 200 AM PDT.
- * At 1014 PM PDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing increasingly heavy rain across the warned area.
- The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour.
- Dangerous flash flooding is ongoing or expec…
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