Message from Aware and Prepare Alerts:
The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a Flood Advisory for...Santa Barbara County until 730 AM PST.
NWS: Advertensia de inundacion repentina. Areas quemadas Thomas/Whittier/Sherpa en el condado de Santa Barbara. Mantengase alerta a las condiciones cambiantes. Tome accion para mantenerse a salvo. Conduzca con cuidado
* At 532 AM PST, Doppler radar indicated a line of very heavy
showers with embedded thunderstorms extending from near San Luis
Obispo southward to about San Miguel Island. Rainfall rates of one
quarter to one half inch per hour were common with this band of
rain, with local rates up to 1 inch per hour. The rain will cause
widespread ponding of water on area roadways with local flooding
of low lying areas and intersections in the advisory area through
730 AM PST.
* In and below the Sherpa and Whittier burn areas, and in the Santa
Barbara County portion of the Thomas burn area, shallow mud and
debris flows are possible. Rockslides are likely on canyon roads
and below steep terrain.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Buellton, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Gaviota
and Goleta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
Move away from recently burned areas if safe to do so. Minor
flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The
heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris
flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
, CA
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526