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WWUS56 KLOX 180551
SVSLOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
951 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
CAC083-180700-
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260218T0700Z/
SANTA BARBARA CA-
951 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PST
FOR CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
AT 950 PM PST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST OF SANTA YNEZ TO NEAR REFUGIO STATE
BEACH, MOVING EAST 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 BARBARA...
MONTECITO...
SANTA YNEZ...
CARPINTERIA...
EL CAPITAN STATE BEACH...
SUMMERLAND...
REFUGIO STATE BEACH...
ISLA VISTA...
GOLETA...
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN...
MISSION CANYON...
SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT...
HIGHWAY 154 OVER SAN MARCOS PASS...
HOPE RANCH...
AND LAKE CACHUMA.
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 3470 12000 3467 11944 3450 11944 3443 11946
3441 11944 3438 11948 3442 11959 3441 11969
3439 11972 3442 11979 3441 11988 3446 12002
3447 12018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 277DEG 31KT 3466 11985 3439 12011
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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