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Flood Watch issued October 20 at 12:11PM PDT until October 22 at 4:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Flood Watch · Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
20 October 2026 at 19:11 UTC
First saved by us
20 October 2026 at 19:25 UTC
Last included in a daily record
20 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA · Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following areas, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Malibu Coast and Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rain rates between 0.50 and 1.00 inch per hour are possible, heaviest Wednesday night. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions in this archived message

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 19:25 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 20 at 12:11PM PDT until October 22 at 4:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 19:11 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-21T23:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-21T15:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-22T23:00:00.000Z",
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