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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 10:30PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Flash Flood Warning · Santa Barbara, CA. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 05:25 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA · Santa Barbara, CA
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 1030 PM PDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain and flash flooding across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Dangerous rock slides and mud slides expected. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. Dangerous rock slides and mud slides. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported flash flooding. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Rock slides and mud slides. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Summerland.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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22 October 2026 at 05:40 UTC
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 10:14PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 10:30PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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22 October 2026 at 05:14 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 05:14 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 05:14 UTC
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Official description
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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 expected to begin shortly, dangerous rock slides and mud slides are also expected. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. Dangerous rock slides and mud slides. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Summerland.
After
At 1030 PM PDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain and flash flooding across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Dangerous rock slides and mud slides expected. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. Dangerous rock slides and mud slides. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported flash flooding. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Rock slides and mud slides. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Summerland.
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b63b46dbc6cb1b9993671d5dd9642560bbdcf2d.001.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8179372007caf8cf81cc597530c0d105b1cf7ece.001.1
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC
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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 05:25 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 05:25 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 10:14PM PDT until October 22 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 05:14 UTC

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