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WWUS86 KLOX 161719
SPSLOX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
919 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026
CAZ038-344-345-353-161800-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS CA-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS CA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS CA-CUYAMA VALLEY CA-
919 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA AND
EASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM PST...
AT 918 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES EAST OF PASO ROBLES TO 23 MILES EAST
OF SANTA MARIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 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...
CARRIZO PLAIN...
AND HIGHWAY 166 BETWEEN TWITCHELL DAM AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3561 12009 3553 12009 3546 12000 3544 12000
3544 11989 3535 11988 3535 11981 3527 11981
3526 11967 3517 11966 3518 11956 3509 11956
3509 11950 3506 11947 3502 12012 3561 12019
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 255DEG 37KT 3561 12034 3504 12005
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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