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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 9:11PM 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 04:11 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 04:25 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 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 04:11 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

Archived official description

FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California... * Until 200 AM PDT. * At 911 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.7 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Rock slides and mud slides are likely. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by 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. Rock slides and mud slides. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Portions of southern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Ynez Range and the South Coast, and the City of Santa Barbara.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Water can rise rapidly in hilly terrain and in urban areas. Rock slides and mud slides are likely, especially around mountain and foothill roadways.

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22 October 2026 at 04:25 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 9:11PM 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 04:11 UTC

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