Flash Flood Warning

FROM: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREA: Los Angeles, CA
SENT: 2026-02-16T10:23:00-08:00

Flash Flood Warning issued February 16 at 10:23AM PST until February 16 at 2:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

FFWLOX

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

* Flash Flood Warning for…
The Santa Monica Mountains…
Including the Palisades and Franklin Burn Scars…
And Surrounding Areas of Southwestern Los Angeles County in
southwestern California.

* Until 200 PM PST.

* At 1023 AM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. Rock and mud
slides. Minor debris flows.

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 and mud
slides. Minor debris flows.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Thousand Oaks, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Encino, Santa Monica,
Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, Hollywood, Universal
City, Burbank, Griffith Park, Topanga State Park, Pacific
Palisades, Calabasas, Brentwood, Malibu Creek State Park,
Interstate 405 through the Sepulveda Pass and Bel Air.

This also includes the Palisades and Franklin Burn Scars.

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads, and
be aware of rock slides and mud slides around high terrain.

Follow direction of Emergency Management and Law Enforcement
officials.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T14:00:00-08:00