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Special Weather Statement
ActiveSan Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; Southern Salinas Valley; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 943 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles east of Cambria to near Nipomo. Movement was north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. There is also a small chance for a brief, weak tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... San Luis Obispo... Paso Robles... Morro Bay... Pismo Beach... Atascadero... Arroyo Grande... Nipomo... Grover Beach... Oceano... Santa Margarita... Avila Beach... Diablo Canyon... Cayucos... Baywood-Los Osos... Templeton... Highway 101 over Cuesta Grade... Shell Beach... and Lake Lopez.
Instructions
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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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