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Emergency Alert System Test

REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST 09-17-2024 09:12 for California areas

This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test

Effective: September 17, 2024 - 9:12am
Expires: September 17, 2024 - 9:27am
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Minor
Sender: SBCOEM
Areas: Santa Barbara County CA

Emergency Alert System Test

REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST 09-17-2024 09:12 for California areas

This is a test of the Emergency Alert System. This is only a test

Effective: September 17, 2024 - 9:12am
Expires: September 17, 2024 - 9:27am
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Minor
Sender: SBCOEM
Areas: Santa Barbara County CA
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 7:05PM PDT until September 19 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Description: FFWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND NORTH CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... * Until 1000 PM PDT. * At 705 PM... more
Effective: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 19:05
Expires: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 22:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 6:28PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Description: At 627 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Cuyama, or 34 miles northeast of Santa Ynez, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty... more
Effective: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 18:28
Expires: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 19:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued September 19 at 5:55PM PDT until September 19 at 7:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Description: At 555 PM PDT, Between 2 and 4 inches of rain had fallen from earlier thunderstorms, which produced flash flooding and landslides. The heaviest rain has moved to the west. However, additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the... more
Effective: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 17:55
Expires: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 19:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Headline: Flood Advisory issued September 19 at 5:18PM PDT until September 19 at 7:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following county, central Santa Barbara, across the southern half of the Lake Fire burn scar. * WHEN...Until 700 PM PDT. *... more
Effective: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 17:18
Expires: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 19:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Sender: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 4:59PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Description: At 458 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Cuyama, or 35 miles northeast of Santa Ynez, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Flash Flooding. SOURCE...Radar... more
Effective: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 16:59
Expires: Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 17:30
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA