Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998

Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 23, 1998Los Angeles County, Ventura County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 23, 1998, 12:40 PM PST for Los Angeles County, Ventura County, California. It was in force for 5 hr. 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 23, 1998, 12:40 PM PST (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Feb 23, 1998, 6:00 PM PST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Los Angeles County, CA, Ventura County, CA

The radar

The Los Angeles radar (KVTX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 23, 6:45 AM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-231545-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT   ...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
645 AM PST MON FEB 23 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE
   7000 FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH  FOR TONIGHT
   BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET FEET FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY
      VENTURA COUNTY...
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...

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

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY
      VENTURA COUNTY
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...

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

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 6:45 AM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-231545-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT   ...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
645 AM PST MON FEB 23 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE
   7000 FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH  FOR TONIGHT
   BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET FEET FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY
      VENTURA COUNTY...
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...

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

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY
      VENTURA COUNTY
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...

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

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 9:45 AM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-231845-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
945 AM PST MON FEB 23 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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST
      SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE
      WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY...

...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY

      FOR THE LOWER SANTA YNEZ RIVER...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
   PM FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

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

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

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

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

      FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICAN BORDER...
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 11:00 AM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-232100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1100 AM PST MON FEB 23 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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST
      SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE
      WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY...

...A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY

      FOR THE LOWER SANTA YNEZ RIVER...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
   PM FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

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

      SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
      SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
      VENTURA COUNTY
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY...
...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE
   FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

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

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

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 9:35 AM PSTFlash Flood WarningLOXSanta Barbara, Ventura8 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in California, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.