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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service OXNARD CA
1011 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

CAC083-180700-
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260218T0700Z/
Santa Barbara CA-
1011 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM PST
FOR CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

At 1010 PM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles north of Montecito to near Isla Vista, 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...
Carpinteria...
Summerland...
Isla Vista...
Goleta...
Highway 154 over San Marcos Pass...
Old Man Mountain...
Hope Ranch...
Mission Canyon...
and Santa Barbara Airport.

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 3467 11944 3450 11944 3443 11946 3441 11944
      3438 11948 3442 11959 3441 11969 3439 11972
      3442 11979 3441 11988 3443 11994 3469 11975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 277DEG 31KT 3464 11965 3437 11991 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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