Severe Flood ● Active
Flood Watch issued October 22 at 5:51PM PDT until October 22 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America
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The Flood Watch will expire for a portion of southwest California,
including the following areas, Santa Barbara County Interior
Mountains, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Santa Barbara
County Southwestern Coast, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, Santa
Ynez Mountains Western Range and Santa Ynez Valley.
The flooding threat has ended and the Flood Watch will expire at 6 PM
PDT this evening. However, some localized flooding may occur for the
next few hours.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountai |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-22T19:00:00-07:00 |
Official source
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This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.
Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
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About this location
The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.
Area as the agency stated it: Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountai
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