THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS...SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE JESUSITA BURN AREA. * UNTIL 100 PM PDT * AT 955 AM PDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING NORTHWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 154 THROUGH SAN MARCOS PASS... MOVING INTO THE JESUSITA BURN AREA... WITH RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY...LIKELY BRINGING DANGEROUS ROADWAY FLOODING AND RAPIDLY RISING WATERS ON LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE JESUSITA BURN AREA... SAN MARCOS PASS... GOLETA... SANTA BARBARA... AND SOLVANG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura
Sent: 2011-03-20T10:03:53-07:00
Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
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