CA WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY

Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

1130 AM PST Tue Nov 8 2022

...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following

counties, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.

* WHEN...Until 145 PM PST.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas and

in roadways. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 1125 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges

indicated moderate to locally heavy rain continuing to fall.

Rainfall rates of a quarter to half inch per hour have been

observed with local rates up to one inch per hour. CHP

reports indicate there has been roadway flooding on Highway 1

in Orcutt and on Highway 101 in Los Alamos.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Paso

Robles, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Santa Ynez, Montecito,

Carpinteria, Cambria, and Vandenberg Space Force Base.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

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