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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

1143 PM PDT Fri Mar 29 2024



The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  South Central Santa Barbara County in southwestern California...



* Until 300 AM PDT.



* At 1143 PM PDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 

  heavy showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain spreading 

  across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 

  inch in 1 hour. Flash flooding and landslides are ongoing or 

  expected to begin shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding and landslides caused by thunderstorms.



  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.



  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...

  Santa Ynez, Solvang, El Capitan State Beach, Refugio State Beach, 

  Highway 101 through Gaviota State Park, Lake Cachuma and Highway 

  154 over San Marcos Pass, as well as the Alisal Burn Scar.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding and landslides are 

imminent or occurring. Residents should take immediate precautions 

to protect life and property.



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LAT...LON 3460 12016 3472 12006 3472 11996 3459 11987

      3442 11994 3447 12023 3450 12023



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR



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Cohen/Bruno