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Weather warnings in California

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9 active alerts in California: Coastal Flood Advisory (4), Lake Wind Advisory (3), Coastal Flood Warning 1 warning; checked Sun 3:03 pm PDT.

Every active official weather alert in California, grouped by type, with the counties or zones covered and when each expires (America/Los Angeles time).

Active alerts
9 NWS active alerts
Warnings
1
Most common
Coastal Flood Advisory 4 alerts
Next to expire
Mon 9:00 am PDT Frost Advisory
Cities covered
48 of 203 we track

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Weather warnings in California now

National Weather Service has 9 active alerts for California as of Sun 3:03 pm PDT: 4 Coastal Flood Advisories, 3 Lake Wind Advisories, 1 Coastal Flood Warning, 1 Frost Advisory.

The most serious is a Coastal Flood Warning for San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal, until Thu 1:00 pm. * WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...San Diego County coastal areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low...

Cities on our list inside an alert area: San Diego, San Francisco, Long Beach, Oakland, Chula Vista, Fremont, Oxnard, Huntington Beach, Santa Rosa, Oceanside and 38 more.

City matching uses alert polygons and NWS zone codes (loaded for 203 of 203 California cities so far); each city page asks NWS about its exact point.

Coastal Flood Advisories (4)

AlertAreaIssuedExpiresCities
Coastal Flood AdvisoryNorthern Coastal HumboldtSun 1:48 pm PDTMon 2:00 pm PDTEureka
Coastal Flood AdvisorySan Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County...Sat 3:28 am PDTThu 1:00 pm PDTLong Beach, Oxnard, Torrance +4
Coastal Flood AdvisoryCoastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula CoastSun 9:06 am PDTThu 3:00 pm PDT
Coastal Flood AdvisorySan Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur CoastSun 9:06 am PDTThu 3:00 pm PDTSan Francisco, Oakland, Fremont +25

Lake Wind Advisories (3)

AlertAreaIssuedExpiresCities
Lake Wind AdvisoryMonoSun 12:17 pm PDTMon 6:00 pm PDT
Lake Wind AdvisoryLassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra CountiesSun 12:17 pm PDTMon 6:00 pm PDT
Lake Wind AdvisoryGreater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe AreaSun 12:17 pm PDTMon 6:00 pm PDT

Coastal Flood Warning (1)

AlertAreaIssuedExpiresCities
Coastal Flood WarningSan Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County CoastalSun 9:11 am PDTThu 1:00 pm PDTSan Diego, Chula Vista, Huntington Beach +9

Frost Advisory (1)

AlertAreaIssuedExpiresCities
Frost AdvisoryNorthwestern Interior Mendocino; Northeastern Interior Mendocino; Northern Lake; Western LakeSun 1:54 pm PDTMon 9:00 am PDT

Alerts in states near California

4 neighbouring states have active alerts: Nevada (3, mostly Lake Wind Advisory); Arizona (1, mostly Flood Warning); Utah (3, mostly Flood Warning); New Mexico (12, mostly Flood Warning). Weather crossing state lines often reaches California next, so check the direction storms are moving.

StateActive alertsMost commonWarnings
Nevada3Lake Wind Advisory0
Arizona1Flood Warning1
Utah3Flood Warning2
New Mexico12Flood Warning6
Idaho0None0
Oregon0None0

What the alert levels mean

A Warning means hazardous weather is happening or imminent: act now. A Watch means conditions are favourable for it to develop: be ready. An Advisory is for less serious conditions that still cause significant inconvenience, and a Statement gives follow-up information.

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Data: National Weather Service.