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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredCuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 1003 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles south of Cuyama to near Scorpion Ranch. Movement was southeast at 10 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 Barbara... Montecito... Santa Ynez... Carpinteria... Solvang... El Capitan State Beach... Summerland... Cuyama... Isla Vista... Goleta... Figueroa Mountain... Carrizo Plain... Old Man Mountain... Big Pine Mountain... Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley... Mission Canyon... Santa Barbara Airport... Ventucopa... Highway 154 over San Marcos Pass... and Hope Ranch.
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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