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

CAC079-180345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260218T0345Z/
San Luis Obispo CA-
655 PM PST Tue Feb 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM PST
FOR CENTRAL SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...

At 654 PM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 24 miles east of Paso Robles to 47 miles west of
Vandenberg Space Force Base, moving east at 30 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...
San Luis Obispo...
Pismo Beach...
Atascadero...
Arroyo Grande...
Nipomo...
Grover Beach...
Oceano...
Black Mountain...
Santa Margarita...
Avila Beach...
Diablo Canyon...
Baywood-Los Osos...
Highway 101 over Cuesta Grade...
Shell Beach...
and Lake Lopez.

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 3567 12032 3554 12015 3518 12023 3497 12041
      3499 12051 3496 12063 3514 12064 3517 12070
      3517 12076 3516 12075 3522 12087 3527 12090
      3534 12087 3534 12086 3532 12086 3534 12083
      3553 12055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 277DEG 25KT 3561 12022 3473 12135 

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

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