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NWS Los Angeles noticed the stationary front, as well, just issued a WEA/Flash Flood Warning.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
324 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Ventura County in southwestern California...

* Until 600 PM PST.

* At 324 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain overspreading
the warning from the Ventura County Coastal Waters. Flash
flooding, rock slides, and mud slides are ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and possible
thunderstorms. Rock slides and mud slides.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Rock slides
and mud slides.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Port Hueneme, Ventura Harbor, La Conchita,
Rincon Point, Solimar Beach, Seacliff, Lake Casitas, El Rio and
Silver Strand Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3438 11947 3439 11947 3440 11945 3442 11945
3443 11945 3444 11944 3446 11944 3441 11912
3416 11914 3411 11919 3420 11933 3421 11933
3426 11943 3430 11948 3438 11949 3438 11948
3437 11948 3437 11947

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

#CAwx #flooding #Ventura #VenturaCounty #Rincon

Yikes! Rapidly spreading #BrushFire prompts evacuations for thousands in #California

#CanyonFire in #Ventura county, north of #LosAngeles, is a ‘very dynamic situation’ and 0% contained, officials say

Gabrielle Canon, Fri 8 Aug 2025

"Hundreds of firefighters and first responders are working to contain a rapidly growing brush fire in a mountainous area of #SouthernCalifornia that has forced thousands of evacuations.

"The Canyon fire erupted in a rural, sparsely populated area of Ventura county on Thursday afternoon and quickly exploded in size, spreading east into Los Angeles county. The blaze covered roughly 4,800 acres (20.2 sq km) by 11pm, according to authorities.
By Friday morning, firefighters were boasting significant progress, reporting the fire’s perimeter was 25% contained. But fire conditions remain precarious, with temperatures up to 100F and low humidity. Moisture-levels on the brush-covered hillsides are at a record low in the region, and the parched vegetation has fueled the fire’s spread.

"Firefighters battled through the night to protect homes and other buildings, and to take advantage of lower temperatures. By Friday morning, they were seeing subdued fire behavior according to Andrew Dowd, spokesperson for the Ventura county fire department.

" 'They were putting it all on the line to bring this fire under control,' he said. One firefighter reported a minor injury, but no civilian injuries were reported. No single-family or multi-family residences were destroyed, but two minor structures were destroyed.

" 'Air attack and ground crews aggressively attacked the fire to limit its spread and protect residents and structures in the fire’s path,' Los Angeles county officials wrote in an incident update issued on Friday, adding that hard work and operational efficiency stopped widespread damage 'even as the high heat and dry conditions pushed the fire’s growth'.

"Firefighters are hoping to corral some of the perimeter on Friday, even with scorching daytime [temperatures] that could contribute to extreme fire behavior. The blaze remains a 'very dynamic situation', Dowd said.

" 'Extreme heat and low humidity in our north county have created dangerous conditions where flames can spread with alarming speed,' the LA county supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the district, said in a statement. 'If first responders tell you to leave, go – without hesitation.'

"The new blaze comes as a huge wildfire in central California became the state’s largest blaze of the year, threatening hundreds of homes and burning out of control in the Los Padres national forest.

"The #GiffordFire had spread to more than 99,200 acres (400 sq km) by Friday morning and was at 15% containment. It grew out of at least four smaller fires that erupted last Friday along State Route 166, forcing closures in both directions east of Santa Maria, a city of about 110,000 people. It has injured at least four people. The causes of the fires are under investigation.

"Wildfire risk will be elevated through the weekend across much of inland California as a heatwave gripping the area intensifies.

"But fire activity across California and parts of the American west is also expected to spike in the weeks to come as high temperatures collide with the strong winds that are more prevalent in the autumn months.

" 'In southern California, the threat is driven by persistent drought, high grass loads, and weakening coastal moisture,' according to a wildfire forecast by the state’s fire department.

"Vegetation is already dangerously dry in the state, especially in southern California where thick brush and desiccated shrubs can quickly turn ignitions into infernos, and the coming heat will bake more moisture out of the landscapes.

"Fires will be more challenging to control and are expected to exhibit extreme behavior, according to an advisory issued from federal fire analysts this week, which said the mountains and deserts of southern California were seeing 'record dry levels'."

Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/08/california-canyon-fire

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Xmhsy

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #ExtremeDrought #Drought #CaliforniaWx #WildfireWx

PRUEBA DE SIRENAS DE LA REPRESA PIRU

Este es un mensaje importante de la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Alguacil del Condado de Ventura. La prueba mensual del sistema de sirenas de la Represa Piru se llevará a cabo hoy, a las 12:00 p.m. Las sirenas sonarán durante aproximadamente 15 minutos. Para obtener información adicional sobre preparación para emergencias, visite www.readyventuracounty.org. #Ventura #CondadoDeVentura #Sirenas #Piru

Flier from lastchancealliance.org, which also has fliers for #SantaCruz, #SantaBarbara, #SanDiego, #Fresno, #SanLuisObispo, #Ventura, #LongBeach, #Sacramento, and other California locations.

For details on June 30 actions in Monterey and Santa Cruz, including photo gallery of Window on the Bay Park (location of Monterey action), see June posts at bikemonterey.org.

🌏🌍🌎🚴‍♂️💚

#transportation #ActOnClimate #ClimateReality #ClimateRealityProject #LastChanceAlliance #EndDependence #DontBeFuelish #CarbonEmissions #ClimateHope #ClimateChange #BikeMonterey

Successfully upgraded MacBook 2021 M1 Pro to #Ventura. Everything running so far very well, like #DDEV with #mutagen, Docker Desktop, #PHPStorm and so on...
DDEV needed an update, but no problem at all.

Successfully upgraded MacBook 2021 M1 Pro to #Ventura. Everything running so far very well, like #DDEV with #mutagen, Docker Desktop, #PHPStorm and so on...
DDEV needed an update, but no problem at all.

Notes isn't refreshing the list of folders automatically on Ventura after downloading notes from iCloud - FB10980964 #apple #macos #ventura #macosbeta