Flood Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Mon 02/16/2026 12:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Tue 02/17/2026 12:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Los Angeles, CA ∙ Long Beach, CA ∙ Torrance, CA ∙ Santa Clarita, CA ∙ Glendale, CA ∙ Pasadena, CA ∙ Pomona, CA ∙ Oxnard, CA ∙ Thousand Oaks, CA ∙ Norwalk, CAFull Alert Message
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1220 PM PST Sat Feb 14 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Rock and mud slides are possible near steep terrain. Debris flows are possible on burn scars. * WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following areas, most of Central and Southern Los Angeles County, all of Ventura County, and most of Central and Southern Ventura County, including several burn scar areas. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Flash flooding is possible. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood-prone locations, including creeks and streams. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Extensive street flooding is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A line of heavy showers and thunderstorms will sweep across the region on Monday, bringing the risk for flash flooding, rock and mud slides, and burn-scar debris flows across the Flood Watch area. After the passage of the line, scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue into Monday evening, prolonging the flooding risk in isolated locations. Flooding and burn-scar debris flows are not expected for areas above the snow level, of approximately 6000 feet to 6500 feet elevation, where snow will fall instead of rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Travel through passes and canyons could become dangerous, and be alert for rock slides and mud slides. Follow the direction of Emergency Management and Law Enforcement officials.
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CAZ087-088-348>358-362-366>380-548>550-170500- /O.NEW.KLOX.FA.A.0001.260216T1700Z-260217T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands-Santa Clarita Valley-Santa Ynez Valley-Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range- Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range-Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains-Ventura County Beaches-Ventura County Inland Coast-Lake Casitas-Ojai Valley-Central Ventura County Valleys-Malibu Coast- Los Angeles County Beaches-Palos Verdes Hills-Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles-Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Calabasas and Agoura Hills-Western San Fernando Valley-Eastern San Fernando Valley-Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-Santa Susana Mountains-Southern Ventura County Mountains- Northern Ventura County Mountains-Interstate 5 Corridor-Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor-Eastern San Gabriel Mountains-Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands- Including the cities of The Angeles Crest Highway, East Ventura, Goleta, Santa Monica, La Canada Flintridge, Topanga, Tejon Pass, Mount Wilson, Sunland, Los Olivos, Thousand Oaks, East Los Angeles, Compton, Westlake Village, Chatsworth, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Carpinteria, Woodland Hills, San Marcos Pass, Avalon, Refugio State Beach, Newbury Park, Mount Pinos, Wrightwood, Cuyler Harbor, Warm Springs, Santa Barbara, Ojai, Lake Cachuma, Downey, Solvang, San Rafael Mountain, Santa Paula, Piru, Rose Valley, Universal City, Ozena, Torrance, Meiners Oaks, Santa Ynez, Camarillo, Oxnard, Newhall, Oat Mountain, Northridge, Rancho Palos Verdes, Matilija, Port Hueneme, Pacific Palisades, Montecito, Point Mugu, Mill Creek, Smugglers Cove, Culver City, El Monte, Long Beach, Montecito Hills, Big Pine Mountain, El Capitan State Beach, Beverly Hills, Oak View, Figueroa Mountain, Moorpark, Malibu Lake, Simi Valley, Topatopa Mountains, Acton, Malibu, Lockwood Valley, Pomona, Jalama Beach, Valencia, Hollywood, Malibu Bowl, Gorman, Pyramid Lake, San Gabriel, LAX, Redondo Beach, Gaviota, Pasadena, Ventura, Fillmore, Burbank, Norwalk, Mount Baldy, Van Nuys, and Lake Castaic 1220 PM PST Sat Feb 14 2026
