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WWUS86 KLOX 252148
SPSLOX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service OXNARD CA
248 PM PDT Mon Aug 25 2025

CAZ038-345-353-376-377-252215-
San Luis Obispo County Mountains CA-
Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains CA-
Northern Ventura County Mountains CA-
Southern Ventura County Mountains CA-Cuyama Valley CA-
248 PM PDT Mon Aug 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VENTURA...NORTH
CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES
THROUGH 315 PM PDT...

At 245 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorm extending from Cuyama to west of Lockwood Valley.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Some dry
lightning strikes are likely.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible. Dry lightning strikes on periphery of storms
could cause new fire ignitions.

Locations impacted include...
Cuyama...
Ventucopa...
and Highway 33 from Lockwood Valley Road to the Santa Barbara County
line.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=SPSLOX&e=202508252148

#SantaBarbaraCounty #VenturaCounty #LockwoodValley #Cuyama #Ventucopa #CAwx

We're on fire. #MadreFire
#Cuyama

https://share.watchduty.org/i/53616?ts=1751491071000

Flash Flooding in Santa Barbara County

* At 410 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Landslides are expected.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley.

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2024-O-NEW-KLOX-FF-W-0033/USCOMP-N0Q-202409192310

#CAwx #Cuyama #SantaBarbaraCounty #Flooding #FlashFlood

SB County OEM: "@NWSLosAngeles issued a FLOOD WATCH for the Cuyama Valley (including New Cuyama and Ventucopa) in Santa Barbara County from 5AM through 11PM on Thur 9/19. This means flooding is possible in the area. Detailed weather info at http://weather.gov/lox."

#Cuyama #Ventucopa #FloodWatch #SantaBarbaraCounty #CAwx

#PlantFire #Cuyama #SantaBarbara #evacuations

https://twitter.com/SBCFireInfo/status/1693040917400179194?t=OoD7gpNjlWjHvZrcTNefiA&s=09

#PlantFire #NewCuyama - #Cuyama #SantaBarbaraCounty
Foothill Road, New Cuyama, CA

5,500 acres, moderate ROS

Evacuations were ordered at 2 p.m. for the areas of Aliso Canyon Road to Cottonwood Canyon Road, South of New Cuyama and Highway 166

The fire has now spotted across Wasioja Road, immediate structure threat

SR-166 is closed from the Jct of US 101 (San Luis Obispo Co) to Cuyama (Santa Barbara Co)

Watch Duty > https://app.watchduty.org/i/11007#allow-back