Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 6, 2016, 10:19 AM PST for Ventura County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2016, 10:19 AM PST (18:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2016, 1:15 PM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ventura County, CA
The radar
The Los Angeles radar (KVTX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 12:30 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | Santa Paula, CA | CARL DOG RESCUE FLOODED FROM HEAVY RAIN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
374
WGUS56 KLOX 061819
FFWLOX
CAC111-062115-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FF.W.0004.160106T1819Z-160106T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1019 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 115 PM PST
* AT 1017 AM PST...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH
RAINFALL RATES EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WESTERN
VENTURA...FILLMORE...OJAI... SANTA PAULA...RINCON POINT... LAKE
CASITAS...PIRU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 11928 3428 11931 3432 11937 3432 11939
3436 11943 3438 11947 3437 11948 3438 11948
3440 11945 3442 11946 3444 11944 3450 11923
3450 11878 3443 11874
$$
KITTELL3 follow-up statements
183
WGUS76 KLOX 061846
FFSLOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1046 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016
CAC111-062115-
/O.CON.KLOX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160106T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VENTURA CA-
1046 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM PST FOR
CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY...
AT 1037 AM PST...HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
0.75 TO 1.50 INCHES PER HOUR. RAIN THIS HEAVY CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS
FLASH FLOODING OF ANY AREA...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
SOLIMAR BURN AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SOLIMAR BURN
AREA...HIGHWAY 101...WESTERN VENTURA...FILLMORE...OJAI...SANTA
PAULA...RINCON...CASITAS...AND PIRU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN VENTURA COUNTY LINE AND HIGHWAY 33
BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FAST MOVING WATER WITH MUD AND
DEBRIS MOVING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 11928 3428 11931 3432 11937 3432 11939
3436 11943 3438 11947 3437 11948 3438 11948
3440 11945 3442 11946 3444 11944 3450 11923
3450 11878 3443 11874
$$
KITTELL139
WGUS76 KLOX 062015
FFSLOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
1206 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
CAC111-062115-
/O.CON.KLOX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160106T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VENTURA CA-
1206 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM PST FOR
CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY...
AT 1205 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN VENTURA
COUNTY AND EXTENDING OFFSHORE INTO THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WITH RAINFALL
RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THE SOLIMAR BURN
AREA SHOULD SEE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AT TIMES THROUGH 115 PM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WESTERN VENTURA...FILLMORE...OJAI...SANTA PAULA...RINCON POINT...LAKE
CASITAS...MEINERS OAKS...SOLIMAR BEACH...SEACLIFF...PIRU AND LAKE
PIRU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A RECENT BURN AREA MEANS THAT FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING IN OR
IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. QUICKLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE BURN AREA ONLY IF IT
IS SAFE TO DO SO...OTHERWISE SHELTER IN PLACE AND MOVE TO A SECOND
STORY OR THE HIGHEST LOCATION IN YOUR HOME TO STAY OUT OF THE PATH
OF FAST-MOVING WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 11928 3428 11931 3432 11937 3432 11939
3436 11943 3438 11947 3437 11948 3438 11948
3440 11945 3442 11946 3444 11944 3450 11923
3450 11878 3443 11874
$$
GOMBERG/LABER657
WGUS76 KLOX 062120
FFSLOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
115 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
CAC111-062125-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160106T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VENTURA CA-
115 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AS OF 115 PM...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...ALLOWING THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER
THERE WILL STILL BE BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A
FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA COUNTY FOR CONTINUED
ROADWAY FLOODING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN
OFFSHORE...AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
VENTURA COUNTY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LAT...LON 3427 11928 3428 11931 3432 11937 3432 11939
3436 11943 3438 11947 3437 11948 3438 11948
3440 11945 3442 11946 3444 11944 3450 11923
3450 11878 3443 11874
$$
GOMBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 6:05 PM PST | High Surf Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 58 hr |
| Jan 5, 7:45 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara | 28 hr |
| Jan 6, 6:05 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 55 min |
| Jan 6, 6:11 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 64 min | |
| Jan 6, 7:08 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 67 min |
| Jan 6, 7:35 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:07 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Ventura | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:43 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 47 min | |
| Jan 6, 8:57 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | Santa Barbara | 33 min |
| Jan 6, 9:16 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Ventura | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 9:33 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 27 min | |
| Jan 6, 10:31 AM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 29 min |
| Jan 6, 11:06 AM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 11:18 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 8 hr |
| Jan 6, 11:35 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:12 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | Los Angeles | 33 min |
| Jan 6, 12:23 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | Ventura | 6 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:23 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | 22 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:38 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 6 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:10 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 65 min | |
| Jan 6, 2:08 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 22 min | |
| Jan 6, 3:04 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 41 min | |
| Jan 6, 3:28 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | Ventura | 32 min |
| Jan 6, 3:35 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | Ventura | 55 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.