426  
WWUS56 KLOX 180255  
SVSLOX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
655 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAC079-180345-  
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260218T0345Z/  
SAN LUIS OBISPO CA-  
655 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM PST  
FOR CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...  
 
AT 654 PM PST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 24 MILES EAST OF PASO ROBLES TO 47 MILES WEST OF  
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. BRIEF WEAK TORNADO POSSIBLE.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANTA MARIA...  
SAN LUIS OBISPO...  
PISMO BEACH...  
ATASCADERO...  
ARROYO GRANDE...  
NIPOMO...  
GROVER BEACH...  
OCEANO...  
BLACK MOUNTAIN...  
SANTA MARGARITA...  
AVILA BEACH...  
DIABLO CANYON...  
BAYWOOD-LOS OSOS...  
HIGHWAY 101 OVER CUESTA GRADE...  
SHELL BEACH...  
AND LAKE LOPEZ.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3567 12032 3554 12015 3518 12023 3497 12041  
3499 12051 3496 12063 3514 12064 3517 12070  
3517 12076 3516 12075 3522 12087 3527 12090  
3534 12087 3534 12086 3532 12086 3534 12083  
3553 12055  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 277DEG 25KT 3561 12022 3473 12135  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
SCHOENFELD/COHEN  
 
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