Santa Barbara County, CA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Santa Barbara County, California, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CAC083, forecast zone 6 zones (CAZ347, CAZ350, CAZ348, CAZ349, CAZ346, CAZ038). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CAC083 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Buellton or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CAC083
Forecast Zones
6 zones (CAZ347, CAZ350, CAZ348, CAZ349, CAZ346, CAZ038)
Forecast Office
Oxnard (LOX)
Radar Station
KVBX
Towns covered in Santa Barbara County
An NWS alert for Santa Barbara County applies to all 14 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Santa Barbara County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Santa Barbara County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Zaca Creek near Buelton
- Santa Ynez River at Solvang
- Santa Cruz Creek near Santa Ynez
- Sisquoc River near Sisquoc
- Santa Ynez River at Los Laurels
- Santa Ynez River at Narrows
- Salsipuedes Creek near Lompoc
- Sisquoc River at Garey
- San Antonio Creek near Orcutt
- San Jose Creek near Goleta
- San Pedro Creek at Goleta
- Maria Ygnacio Creek near Goleta
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Santa Barbara County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Santa Barbara County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Santa Barbara County in?
Santa Barbara County, California is NWS county code CAC083 and spans 6 forecast zones (CAZ347, CAZ350, CAZ348, CAZ349, CAZ346, CAZ038). Alerts for it are issued by the Oxnard (LOX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KVBX.
Which towns in Santa Barbara County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Santa Barbara County covers every community inside it, including Buellton, Carpinteria, Casmalia, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, New Cuyama, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santa Ynez, Solvang and Summerland.
Are there river gauges in Santa Barbara County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Santa Barbara County, including Zaca Creek near Buelton, Santa Ynez River at Solvang, Santa Cruz Creek near Santa Ynez. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Santa Barbara County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CAC083, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.