Santa Cruz County, California weather alerts
No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Santa Cruz County.
Checked Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:16 PM PDT. Times are Pacific Daylight Time.
Warnings on the map
Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Santa Cruz County, California. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
Nothing is in force for Santa Cruz 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.
The past year in Santa Cruz County
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 98 alerts for Santa Cruz County, including 3 high wind warnings, 3 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 tornado warnings and 1 red flag warning.
| Product | Issued | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| High Wind Warning | 3 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 3 | Dec 25, 2025 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 1 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Flood Advisory | 22 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 9 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 | May 17, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 4 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 4 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| High Surf Advisory | 4 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Beach Hazard Statement | 29 | Sep 4, 2026 |
Warnings issued
- Red Flag Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- High Wind Warning
Every alert, most recent first
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Heat Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Red Flag Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Heat Advisory
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Wind Advisory
- Wind Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Heat Advisory
- Cold Weather Advisory
- High Surf Advisory
- Cold Weather Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- High Surf Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Beach Hazard Statement
- Cold Weather Advisory
- Extreme Cold Watch
- Cold Weather Advisory
- High Surf Advisory
The 40 most recent of 98.
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.
Nearby
The counties around Santa Cruz County, with what is in force in each.
What this means
- 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.
Sources
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.