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FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
254 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
CAZ038-340>353-181200-  
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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 SANTA BARBARA, SAN MARCOS PASS, LAKE  
NACIMIENTO, AVILA BEACH, CARPINTERIA, BUELLTON, BIG PINE  
MOUNTAIN, ATASCADERO, SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA YNEZ, SANTA  
MARGARITA LAKE, REFUGIO STATE BEACH, NEW CUYAMA, LOS OLIVOS,  
CAMBRIA, FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN, PISMO BEACH, CARRIZO PLAIN, ARROYO  
GRANDE, GOLETA, PASO ROBLES, HEARST CASTLE, VANDENBERG SPACE  
FORCE BASE, LAKE CACHUMA, JALAMA BEACH, MONTECITO HILLS, EL  
CAPITAN STATE BEACH, IRISH HILLS, LOPEZ LAKE, MONTECITO, LOMPOC,  
CALIENTE RANGE, GAVIOTA, SAN RAFAEL MOUNTAIN, TEMPLETON, SHANDON,  
SAN MIGUEL, LA PANZA RANGE, NIPOMO, CRESTON, SOLVANG, MORRO BAY,  
AND SANTA MARIA  
254 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CUYAMA VALLEY, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY  
BEACHES, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INLAND CENTRAL COAST, SAN LUIS  
OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS,  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST BEACHES, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
INLAND CENTRAL COAST, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN COAST, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN  
COAST, SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS, SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE,  
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS WESTERN RANGE, SANTA YNEZ VALLEY AND SOUTHERN  
SALINAS VALLEY.  
 
THE FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH WILL  
EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
 
 
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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 VALENCIA, NORWALK, OAK VIEW, LLANO,  
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, TORRANCE, THE ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY,  
NORTHRIDGE, PORT HUENEME, TOPATOPA MOUNTAINS, MALIBU BOWL,  
THOUSAND OAKS, PIRU, NEWHALL, LONG BEACH, LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE,  
MOORPARK, VENTURA, LAKE LOS ANGELES, TEJON PASS, LAKE PALMDALE,  
LOCKWOOD VALLEY, CAMARILLO, EAST LOS ANGELES, RANCHO PALOS  
VERDES, CULVER CITY, HOLLYWOOD, SANTA MONICA, FILLMORE, BURBANK,  
PYRAMID LAKE, EAST VENTURA, WRIGHTWOOD, DOWNEY, LAKE CASTAIC,  
MOUNT PINOS, WARM SPRINGS, MILL CREEK, GLENDALE, PEARBLOSSOM, OAT  
MOUNTAIN, SUNLAND, OZENA, SANTA PAULA, WOODLAND HILLS, MATILIJA,  
GORMAN, SIMI VALLEY, MEINERS OAKS, MALIBU LAKE, ACTON, VALYERMO,  
ELIZABETH LAKE, ROSE VALLEY, UNIVERSAL CITY, PACIFIC PALISADES,  
MALIBU, PASADENA, VAN NUYS, CHATSWORTH, POINT MUGU, LAX,  
PALMDALE, BEVERLY HILLS, EL MONTE, OXNARD, TOPANGA, OJAI, MOUNT  
WILSON, SAN GABRIEL, NEWBURY PARK, LANCASTER, REDONDO BEACH,  
COMPTON, MOUNT BALDY, POMONA, AND SANTA CLARITA  
254 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
* 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  
AREAS, ANTELOPE VALLEY, CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS, CENTRAL  
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS, EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS, EASTERN  
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, EASTERN SANTA  
MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA, INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR, LAKE  
CASITAS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY INLAND  
COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN  
GABRIEL VALLEY, MALIBU COAST, NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS,  
OJAI VALLEY, PALOS VERDES HILLS, SANTA CLARITA VALLEY, SANTA  
SUSANA MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEASTERN VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS, SOUTHERN  
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, VENTURA COUNTY BEACHES, VENTURA COUNTY  
INLAND COAST, WESTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS, WESTERN SAN  
FERNANDO VALLEY, WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14  
CORRIDOR AND WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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...  
- 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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