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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
242 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
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CUYAMA VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BEACHES-SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTY INLAND CENTRAL COAST-SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN
SALINAS VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
BEACHES-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INLAND CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ
VALLEY-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN COAST-SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN COAST-SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS WESTERN RANGE-
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARROYO GRANDE, BIG PINE MOUNTAIN,
CAMBRIA, LA PANZA RANGE, SANTA YNEZ, NIPOMO, HEARST CASTLE, SAN
MARCOS PASS, LAKE NACIMIENTO, GAVIOTA, PISMO BEACH, REFUGIO STATE
BEACH, GOLETA, MORRO BAY, LOMPOC, SAN RAFAEL MOUNTAIN, CALIENTE
RANGE, FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN, IRISH HILLS, BUELLTON, CRESTON, SANTA
MARGARITA LAKE, MONTECITO HILLS, PASO ROBLES, SANTA MARIA, JALAMA
BEACH, CARRIZO PLAIN, LAKE CACHUMA, MONTECITO, SOLVANG, AVILA
BEACH, ATASCADERO, EL CAPITAN STATE BEACH, SAN MIGUEL, NEW
CUYAMA, CARPINTERIA, VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, TEMPLETON,
SHANDON, LOS OLIVOS, LOPEZ LAKE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND SANTA
BARBARA
242 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. ROCK AND
MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND ALONG CANYON ROADS.
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE ON RECENT BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT
IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING
CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN
AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. EXTENSIVE STREET
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING, BRINGING THE RISK FOR
FLASH FLOODING, ROCK AND MUD SLIDES, AND BURN-SCAR DEBRIS
FLOWS ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE
LINE, SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
INTO LATE TONIGHT, PROLONGING THE FLOODING RISK IN ISOLATED
LOCATIONS. FLOODING AND BURN-SCAR DEBRIS FLOWS ARE NOT
EXPECTED FOR AREAS ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL, OF APPROXIMATELY
4500 FEET ELEVATION, WHERE SNOW WILL FALL INSTEAD OF RAIN.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND NEAR RECENT
BURN SCARS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. TRAVEL THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS COULD BECOME DANGEROUS,
AND BE ALERT FOR ROCK SLIDES AND MUD SLIDES. FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
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SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-VENTURA COUNTY BEACHES-VENTURA COUNTY INLAND
COAST-LAKE CASITAS-OJAI VALLEY-CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS-
MALIBU COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES-PALOS VERDES HILLS-LOS
ANGELES COUNTY INLAND COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-EASTERN SANTA
MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS-
WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND
HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR-EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS-WESTERN
ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIMI VALLEY, PALMDALE, REDONDO BEACH,
THOUSAND OAKS, OZENA, SUNLAND, SANTA MONICA, BURBANK, MILL CREEK,
PIRU, UNIVERSAL CITY, HOLLYWOOD, VALENCIA, MALIBU, RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, GLENDALE, LONG BEACH, PEARBLOSSOM, MOUNT BALDY, NEWBURY
PARK, MOUNT PINOS, VAN NUYS, PASADENA, MEINERS OAKS, EL MONTE,
MALIBU BOWL, ROSE VALLEY, LOCKWOOD VALLEY, MOUNT WILSON,
MATILIJA, LLANO, THE ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY, BEVERLY HILLS, LAKE
LOS ANGELES, SANTA PAULA, COMPTON, LAX, POMONA, LAKE PALMDALE,
NORWALK, GORMAN, LANCASTER, CHATSWORTH, DOWNEY, CAMARILLO,
VENTURA, FILLMORE, PORT HUENEME, PACIFIC PALISADES, LA CANADA
FLINTRIDGE, SANTA CLARITA, NORTHRIDGE, WRIGHTWOOD, EAST VENTURA,
EAST LOS ANGELES, MOORPARK, ACTON, LAKE CASTAIC, OXNARD, WOODLAND
HILLS, ELIZABETH LAKE, TOPATOPA MOUNTAINS, OAT MOUNTAIN, OAK
VIEW, TEJON PASS, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, SAN GABRIEL, WARM SPRINGS,
TORRANCE, CULVER CITY, TOPANGA, NEWHALL, PYRAMID LAKE, OJAI,
POINT MUGU, MALIBU LAKE, AND VALYERMO
242 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. ROCK AND
MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND ALONG CANYON ROADS.
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE ON RECENT BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT
IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING
CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN
AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. EXTENSIVE STREET
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT, BRINGING THE RISK
FOR FLASH FLOODING, ROCK AND MUD SLIDES, AND BURN-SCAR DEBRIS
FLOWS ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. FLOODING AND BURN-SCAR
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL,
OF APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET ELEVATION, WHERE SNOW WILL FALL
INSTEAD OF RAIN.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND RECENT BURN
SCARS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
TRAVEL THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS COULD BECOME DANGEROUS, AND BE
ALERT FOR ROCK SLIDES AND MUD SLIDES. FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
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