Santa Barbara County, California weather alerts

Nothing is in force for Santa Barbara County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

Warnings issued

1. Extreme Heat WarningWed, Sep 9, 8:00 AM PDT
2. Extreme Heat WarningTue, Aug 25, 10:00 AM PDT
3. Red Flag WarningTue, Aug 25, 10:00 AM PDT
4. Extreme Heat WarningMon, Aug 3, 10:00 AM PDT
5. Extreme Heat WarningFri, Jul 31, 10:00 AM PDT
6. Red Flag WarningWed, Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT
7. Extreme Heat WarningTue, Jul 14, 10:00 AM PDT
8. High Wind WarningSat, May 16, 3:00 PM PDT
9. Extreme Heat WarningTue, Mar 17, 10:00 AM PDT
10. High Wind WarningWed, Mar 4, 4:00 PM PST
11. Freeze WarningSat, Feb 21, 12:00 AM PST
12. Freeze WarningFri, Feb 20, 3:11 AM PST
13. High Wind WarningThu, Feb 19, 4:00 AM PST
14. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Feb 17, 9:23 PM PST
15. Winter Storm WarningTue, Feb 17, 9:00 PM PST
16. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Feb 17, 7:10 PM PST
17. Tornado WarningTue, Feb 17, 12:41 AM PST
18. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Feb 16, 8:06 AM PST
19. High Wind WarningMon, Feb 16, 6:00 AM PST
20. High Wind WarningTue, Feb 10, 7:03 PM PST
21. Freeze WarningFri, Jan 9, 12:00 AM PST
22. High Wind WarningWed, Jan 7, 8:00 PM PST
23. Flash Flood WarningSat, Jan 3, 12:16 PM PST
24. Flash Flood WarningSat, Jan 3, 10:55 AM PST
25. Flash Flood WarningSat, Jan 3, 9:00 AM PST
26. Flash Flood WarningThu, Dec 25, 1:28 PM PST
27. Flash Flood WarningThu, Dec 25, 11:48 AM PST
28. Flash Flood WarningThu, Dec 25, 11:04 AM PST
29. Flash Flood WarningThu, Dec 25, 12:59 AM PST
30. Flood WarningWed, Dec 24, 5:30 PM PST
31. Flash Flood WarningWed, Dec 24, 11:55 AM PST
32. Flash Flood WarningWed, Dec 24, 6:35 AM PST
33. Flash Flood WarningWed, Dec 24, 6:09 AM PST
34. Flash Flood WarningWed, Dec 24, 4:02 AM PST
35. High Wind WarningTue, Dec 23, 12:00 PM PST
36. Flash Flood WarningSat, Nov 15, 3:48 AM PST
37. Flash Flood WarningThu, Nov 13, 11:49 PM PST
38. Flash Flood WarningTue, Oct 14, 3:19 AM PDT
39. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Oct 14, 3:04 AM PDT
40. Flash Flood WarningTue, Oct 14, 1:01 AM PDT
41. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Oct 14, 12:38 AM PDT

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

• Kern CountyNone
• San Luis Obispo CountyNone
• Ventura CountyNone

Warning

The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.

Watch

Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.

Advisory

A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.

Statement

Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.