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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:12AM PDT until October 22 at 9:15AM 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 13:12 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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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 16:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 13:12 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 16:15 UTC

Archived official description

FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Santa Barbara County in southwestern California... * Until 915 AM PDT. * At 612 AM PDT, gauge reports indicated Showers and Thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is up to an inch per hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, rock slides and mud slides are also expected. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms. Rock slides and mud slides. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Northern Goleta, Highway 154 over San Marcos Pass and Mission Canyon.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:12AM PDT until October 22 at 9:15AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 13:12 UTC

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