932  
WWUS56 KLOX 180430  
SVSLOX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
830 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAC083-180445-  
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260218T0445Z/  
SANTA BARBARA CA-  
830 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM PST  
FOR NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
AT 829 PM PST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF SANTA MARIA TO 24 MILES WEST OF  
POINT CONCEPTION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...  
LOMPOC...  
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE...  
ORCUTT...  
AND VANDENBERG VILLAGE.  
 
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 3484 12061 3498 12045 3497 12041 3473 12040  
3459 12064 3471 12060 3476 12064 3481 12062  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 243DEG 53KT 3510 12017 3449 12090  
 
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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