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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:13 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM PDT FOR CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... At 412 AM PDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Derby Acres to 9 miles west of Cuyama, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Isla Vista... Goleta... Highway 154 over San Marcos Pass... Lake Cachuma... and Santa Barbara Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 10:47 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM PDT... For the following areas... East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island... Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands... At 346 AM PDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Rincon Point to 9 nm north of Anacapa Island, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Goleta Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE; HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...49KTS
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 10:19 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:01 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central San Luis Obispo County in southwestern California... Northwestern Santa Barbara County in southwestern California... * Until 500 AM PDT. * At 101 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.2 to 0.4 inches in 15 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. Rock slides and mudslides. 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 Maria, Lompoc, Nipomo, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Orcutt, Los Alamos, Guadalupe, Sisquoc, Vandenberg Village and Mission Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.2-0.4 INCHES IN 15 MINUTES
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:12 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
CA . CALIFORNIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA SAN LUIS OBISPO VENTURA
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:12 AM Oct. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS
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