344  
WWUS86 KLOX 161644  
SPSLOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
844 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
CAZ340>345-347-348-353-161730-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INLAND CENTRAL COAST CA-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS CA-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS CA-SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS CA-  
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY CA-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BEACHES CA-  
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY CA-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INLAND CENTRAL COAST CA-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS CA-  
844 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA AND  
CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM PST...  
 
AT 843 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PASO ROBLES TO 6 MILES  
EAST OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TO NEAR SANTA MARIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO CANNOT BE  
RULED OUT.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANTA MARIA...  
PASO ROBLES...  
ATASCADERO...  
ARROYO GRANDE...  
NIPOMO...  
GUADALUPE...  
BLACK MOUNTAIN...  
SANTA MARGARITA...  
SHANDON...  
LAKE LOPEZ...  
HIGHWAY 101 OVER CUESTA GRADE...  
SAN MIGUEL...  
OCEANO...  
AND HIGHWAY 166 BETWEEN TWITCHELL DAM AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3579 12019 3562 12019 3561 12017 3503 12011  
3502 12034 3494 12029 3489 12030 3498 12044  
3497 12057 3579 12069  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 270DEG 18KT 3573 12071 3527 12056 3493 12052  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH  
 
 
 
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