iNWS Alert

CAC079-083-050100-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Luis Obispo CA-Santa Barbara CA-
204 PM PST Sun Feb 4 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following
counties, San Luis Obispo as well as Central and Northern Santa
Barbara.

* WHEN...Until 500 PM PST.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Shallow rockslides and mudslides.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 201 PM PST, Doppler radar and rain gauges indicated
rainfall intensities increasing, as bands of moderate to
heavy showers enter the region from the Pacific coastal
waters. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area through 500 PM PST. This additional rain will
result in minor flooding, along with shallow rockslides and
mudslides.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Paso Robles, Morro Bay,
Pismo Beach, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Cambria,
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Orcutt, Los Alamos, Cuyama,
Point Piedras Blancas, Grover Beach, Guadalupe, Sisquoc, Lake
Lopez and Black Mountain.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3579 12019 3561 12019 3561 12009 3544 12000
3544 11991 3535 11988 3535 11981 3526 11981
3526 11967 3518 11967 3518 11955 3509 11956
3508 11947 3464 11944 3468 12069 3510 12073
3517 12094 3538 12096 3565 12131 3580 12135