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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service OXNARD CA
825 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

CAC083-180445-
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260218T0445Z/
Santa Barbara CA-
825 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM PST
FOR NORTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

At 824 PM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles northeast of Santa Maria to 28 miles west of
Point Conception, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. Brief weak tornado possible. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

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.

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LAT...LON 3484 12061 3498 12045 3497 12041 3473 12040
      3459 12064 3471 12060 3476 12064 3481 12062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 285DEG 16KT 3507 12024 3446 12097 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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