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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 18, 2025, 1:16 PM PDT for 4 counties in California. It took effect at Aug 20, 2025, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2025, 1:16 PM PDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2025, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2025, 7:56 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
Counties Los Angeles County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Ventura County, CA
The radar
The Los Angeles radar (KVTX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:37 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Aug 18, 1:56 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 24 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:56 AM PDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 34 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:16 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 24 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.