Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
⏳ In force until Thu 22 Oct, 16:00 📍 Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Ventura County Beaches; Lake Casitas (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
At 534 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rincon Point, or 9 miles east of Montecito, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Brief, weak tornado possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Carpinteria... and La Conchita.
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📡 CAP alert details
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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; Ventura County Beaches; Lake Casitas
Issuing authorityNWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T05:34:00-07:00
Effective2026-10-22T05:34:00-07:00
Onset2026-10-22T05:34:00-07:00
Expires2026-10-22T06:00:00-07:00
📋 Official instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm 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.fd9e196ec12d870e93029bf6f355449fefe54614.001.1
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 this storm 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 534 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rincon Point, or 9 miles east of Montecito, moving north at 20 mph.
- HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
- Brief, weak tornado possible.
- SOURCE...Radar indicated.
- IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
- Locations impacted include...
- Carpinteria...
- and La Conchita.
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