Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 1997, 3:50 PM PDT for Santa Barbara County, California. It was in force for 70 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1997, 3:50 PM PDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1997, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 70 min
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Santa Barbara County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAX 232256 FFWLAX CAC083-240000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 350 PM PDT WED JUL 23 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ...NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS... AT 3:50 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN...MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES DURING THIS LAST HALF HOUR INDICATE AROUND 1 TO 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. BARUFFALDI &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:20 PM PDT, 30 minutes before
SHORT TERM FORECASTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 320 PM PDT WED JUL 23 1997 CAZ035-036-038-039-052-240500- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY- 320 PM PDT WED JUL 23 1997 ...DO NOT USE AFTER 10 PM... .NOW... AT 315 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN AND SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. BARUFFALDI
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:23 PM PDT, 27 minutes before
SHORT TERM FORECASTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 320 PM PDT WED JUL 23 1997 CAZ035-036-038-039-052-240500- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY- 320 PM PDT WED JUL 23 1997 ...DO NOT USE AFTER 10 PM... .NOW... AT 315 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN AND SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. BARUFFALDI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:54 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Santa Barbara | 66 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.