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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
705 PM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

* ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING 
  FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTH CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA 
  COUNTIES...

* Until 1000 PM PDT.

* At 705 PM PDT, Between 2 and 4 inches of rain had fallen from 
  earlier thunderstorms, which produced flash flooding and 
  landslides. However, additional
  rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area 
  from storms approaching from the east. Flash flooding is still 
  ongoing and could continue into tonight.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement 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...
  Cuyama, Carrizo Plain and Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and 
  the Cuyama Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 3509 11971 3499 11960 3495 11972 3494 11978
      3504 11994 3512 11982

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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