106  
WWUS56 KLOX 180336  
SVSLOX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
736 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAC079-180345-  
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260218T0345Z/  
SAN LUIS OBISPO CA-  
736 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM PST  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...  
 
AT 736 PM PST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 28 MILES EAST OF ATASCADERO TO 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. BRIEF WEAK TORNADO POSSIBLE.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANTA MARIA...  
SAN LUIS OBISPO...  
PISMO BEACH...  
ARROYO GRANDE...  
NIPOMO...  
GROVER BEACH...  
OCEANO...  
BLACK MOUNTAIN...  
AVILA BEACH...  
SHELL BEACH...  
LAKE LOPEZ...  
AND HIGHWAY 101 OVER CUESTA GRADE.  
 
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 3549 12034 3551 12016 3518 12023 3497 12041  
3499 12051 3496 12063 3514 12064 3517 12070  
3517 12071 3519 12076 3540 12058  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 273DEG 24KT 3540 12019 3488 12080  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
SCHOENFELD/COHEN  
 
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