Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued January 31 at 10:57AM PST expiring January 31 at 1:45PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Issued: 2016-01-31T10:57:33-08:00
Expires: 2016-01-31T13:45:00-08:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 1:45 PM PST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA…
NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA…

* UNTIL 145 PM PST

* AT 1052 AM PST…DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAGES INDICATED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAIN RATES
OF THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WERE OBSERVED AT NORDHOFF
RIDGE AND SAN MARCOS PASS. RAIN RATES OVER ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR
WERE OBSERVED IN SUMMERLAND. FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH 145 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… SANTA
BARBARA…LOMPOC…MONTECITO…SANTA YNEZ…SOLVANG…VANDENBERG
VILLAGE… EL CAPITAN AND REFUGIO STATE BEACHES…ISLA
VISTA…SUMMERLAND…GOLETA… BUELLTON…FIGUEROA
MOUNTAIN…HIGHWAY 101 THROUGH GAVIOTA STATE PARK…AND HIGHWAY
154 OVER SAN MARCOS PASS.
Instruction: TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Santa Barbara; Ventura

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1160560-1104641
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings