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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredCuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; Southern Salinas Valley
Status
Ended
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 846 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Nipomo to Los Alamos to near Highway 101 through Gaviota State Park. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Santa Maria... Santa Barbara... San Luis Obispo... Pismo Beach... Montecito... Santa Ynez... Arroyo Grande... Nipomo... Solvang... Vandenberg Space Force Base... El Capitan State Beach... Highway 101 through Gaviota State Park... Orcutt... Los Alamos... Isla Vista... Refugio State Beach... Goleta... Grover Beach... Guadalupe... and Buellton.
Instructions
There is a possibility of a brief, weak tornado occurring. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Data from the National Weather Service
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