Flash Flood Warning issued December 25 at 2:04AM PST until December 25 at 6:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

FFWLOX

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
West Central Ventura County in southwestern California…

* Until 600 AM PST.

* At 204 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Rain rates up to 0.60
inches an hour have been observed. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Mudslides and
rockslides.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Ojai, Rose Valley, Meiners Oaks, Highway 33 between Wheeler
Springs and Rose Valley Road, Lake Casitas, Solimar Beach and
Seacliff.
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.