503  
WWUS56 KLOX 161704  
SVSLOX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
904 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
CAC083-161730-  
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260216T1730Z/  
SANTA BARBARA CA-  
904 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM PST  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
AT 904 AM PST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF SANTA MARIA TO ISLA VISTA,  
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANTA YNEZ...  
ISLA VISTA...  
GOLETA...  
LAKE CACHUMA...  
AND SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3445 12000 3502 12031 3503 12018 3442 11983  
3441 11988  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 270DEG 32KT 3503 12018 3441 11988  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
LEWIS/COHEN  
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