1. Storm Monitoring Operations Santa Barbara County Flood Control District Hydrology Division

2. Overview of Operations Confer with meteorologists to assess timing and severity of predicted storms. Monitor “real time” data from remote weather stations and stream gages during storm event. Run SYR model to predict potential timing, magnitude and location of flooding. Coordinate with emergency services, other County agencies and the media.

3. The ALERT System Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time Field Stations Radio Repeaters Base Station Receiver/Decoder Flood Warning Software

4. Field Stations Weather StationStream Gaging Station

5. Santa Maria Santa Barbara Base Station Plowshare Pk Figueroa Mtn La Cumbre Pk Sudden Pk Repeater To Figueroa To PlowshareTo LaCumbre To Sudden Peak Repeater Frequencies Plowshare Rx 171.85 Tx169.5 Figueroa Rx 169.5 Tx 170.3 Sudden Rx 169.5 Tx 170.3 La Cumbre x 170.3Tx 171.05 Base Station Rx 171.05 To Twitchell Twitchell Twitchell Rx 171.85 Tx 71.85 To Base Station ALERT Network

6. Base Station Software

7. Santa Ynez River Flood Control Model

8. Agency Coordination National Weather Service County OES, Roads, others United States Bureau of Reclamation United States Geologic Survey Flood Control field staff Vandenberg Air Force Base Cloud Seeding Administrators