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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 6, 1998Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 6, 1998, 9:55 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 110 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
Feb 6, 1998, 9:55 AM PST (17:55 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 1998, 11:45 AM PST
In force
110 min
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA
Area
Whole counties

County Los Angeles County, CA

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Feb 6, 5:20 AM PST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061420-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
520 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
   1200 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A HEAVY SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 5:20 AM PST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061420-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
520 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
   1200 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A HEAVY SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 6:45 AM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
645 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
   NOON FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST
      CUYAMA VALLEY...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A HEAVY SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...

...A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM

      VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BUFFET THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 6:45 AM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
645 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
   NOON FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST
      CUYAMA VALLEY...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A HEAVY SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...

...A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM

      VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BUFFET THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 7:25 AM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061625-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
725 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

      VENTURA COUNTY
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      ALL OF VENTURA COUNTY
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST BELOW SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA
      ALL OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
      INNER WATERS POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO POINT
      OUTER WATERS SANTA CRUZ ISL TO MEXICAN BORDER...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 7:25 AM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-061625-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
725 AM PST FRI FEB 6 1998

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORY
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

      VENTURA COUNTY
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      ALL OF VENTURA COUNTY
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST BELOW SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA
      ALL OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      THE SANTA MARIA RIVER AND THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER IN
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
      INNER WATERS POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO POINT
      OUTER WATERS SANTA CRUZ ISL TO MEXICAN BORDER...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS
      CUYAMA VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST
      SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
   LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY COAST
      VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEY
      SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA...

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE...

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 7:57 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXSanta Barbara63 min
Feb 6, 7:57 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSanta Barbara63 min
Feb 6, 8:35 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXLos Angeles, Ventura70 min
Feb 6, 8:35 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXLos Angeles, Ventura70 min
Feb 6, 8:55 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXSanta Barbara65 min
Feb 6, 9:10 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXVentura95 min
Feb 6, 9:10 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXVentura95 min
Feb 6, 9:15 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXSan Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara60 min
Feb 6, 9:25 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXLos Angeles, Ventura65 min
Feb 6, 9:25 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOXLos Angeles, Ventura65 min
Feb 6, 10:30 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura90 min
Feb 6, 12:00 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXSanta Barbara60 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.