National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service (NOAA)

Event: Flash Flood Watch Target Area: Ventura County Coastal Valleys Ventura County Interior Valley

Alert: ...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS... .A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND AN INCH AND A HALF PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RECENT BURN AREAS. THESE RAINFALL RATES WOULD EXCEED USGS THRESHOLDS DETERMINED SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE RECENT BURN AREAS. THEREFORE... FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE GUIBERSON BURN AREA * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL RATES OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND AN INCH AND A HALF PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW WILL BE A THREAT IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS. Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS IN OR BELOW THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS ARE URGED TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS.