486  
WGUS56 KLOX 141019  
FFWLOX  
CAC083-141500-  
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
FLASH FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
319 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN  
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...  
THIS INCLUDES THE LAKE BURN SCAR.  
 
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT.  
 
* AT 319 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN  
SHOWERS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE LAKE BURN SCAR SOUTH TO BUELLTON  
TO GAVIOTA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE FLASH  
FLOOD WARNING AREA THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE EXPECTED  
RAINFALL RATE IS 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS  
ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  
 
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
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, LOS ALAMOS, ISLA VISTA,  
GOLETA, BUELLTON, LAKE CACHUMA, FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN, HIGHWAY 154  
OVER SAN MARCOS PASS AND SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT, AS WELL AS THE  
LAKE BURN SCAR.  
 
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.  
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A RECENT BURN AREA MEANS THAT FLOODING AND  
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING IN OR  
IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT  
LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND  
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3486 12015 3487 11976 3438 11976 3439 11993  
3443 12036 3473 12032  
 
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED  
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR  
 

 
 
COHEN/SCHOENFELD  
 
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