Tornado Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

CAZALL-202100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES CA
9 AM PST TUE MAR 20 1991

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN AREAS
   THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING...AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE SNOW LEVEL HAS LOWERED TO 3000 FEET...AND A WINTER
STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHERE 8 TO 14
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...SNOW
HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MOJAVE AREA THIS MORNING...AND A SNOW ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN THE MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH
THIS EVENING WHERE...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER DESERT AREAS
TODAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...CARRY CHAINS
AND WARM CLOTHING. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING AS MANY
ROADS REQUIRE CHAINS...OR ARE CLOSED.

THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE TODAY...AND THIS WILL RESULT
IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE
STORMS MAY PROUDCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WINDS
GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND A THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE UNSTABLE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED 130 PM.

PETERSON

CAZ003-004-210000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SANTA MARIA CA
1035 AM PST WED MAR 20 1991

...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ON THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE CORE OF A VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST...INCLUDING SANTA BARBARA...DURING THE NEXT
6 HOURS. IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL.

AT 1030 AM PST...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFFSHORE. THEY WERE MOVING TO THE EAST
AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL PERSONS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL. IF OUTSIDE
AND THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SOME xSORT OF SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.

ALL SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CENTRAL COAST ARE ADVISED TO
SEEK SAFE HARBOR FOR THE REST OF TODAY.

TRM

CAZ003-004-210100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SANTA MARIA CA
130 PM PST WED MAR 20 1991

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY UNTIL 6 PM FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM...
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL OVER SAN LUIS OBISOP AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY...

A VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 115 PM SPOTTERS IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
HAVE REPORTED HAIL FROM 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH WIDE-SPREAD PEA SIZE
HAIL IN BOTH SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SOME SNOW
HAS ALSO FALLEN OVER THE HILLS JUST EAST OF EDNA VALLEY SOUTH OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO.

OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF
WHICH MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MILES
AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED OVER BOTH SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES.

AT 130 PM PST...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS OFFSHORE OF THE CENTRAL COAST. THEY WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL PERSONS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL.

IN ADDITION...MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION IN AREAS OF
FLOODING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
HIGHWAYS. IF OUTSIDE AND THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SOME
SORT OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

FELSCH

CAZ003-004-011-015-210100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION FOR CODE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SANTA MARIA CA
130 PM PST WED MAR 20 1991

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY UNTIL 6 PM FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM...
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL OVER SAN LUIS OBISOP AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY...

A VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AT 115 PM SPOTTERS IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
HAVE REPORTED HAIL FROM 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH WIDE-SPREAD PEA SIZE
HAIL IN BOTH SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SOME SNOW
HAS ALSO FALLEN OVER THE HILLS JUST EAST OF EDNA VALLEY SOUTH OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO.

OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF
WHICH MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MILES
AN HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED OVER BOTH SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES.

AT 130 PM PST...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS OFFSHORE OF THE CENTRAL COAST. THEY WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL PERSONS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL.

IN ADDITION...MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION IN AREAS OF
FLOODING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
HIGHWAYS. IF OUTSIDE AND THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SOME
SORT OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

FELSCH