1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 15, 12:45 PM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 145 PM PDT MON AUG 15 2005 .SHORT TERM...MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE TOP OF AN UPPER LOW HAS BROUGHT CONTINUOUS LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE NRN PORTION OF SLO COUNTY MOST OF THE DAY. TEMPS THERE OBVIOUSLY MUCH COOLER THAN EXPECTED, BUT THE SRN PORTION OF THE COUNTY STILL GETTING INTO THE 80S. THE SOLID CLOUD COVER HAS ALSO PREVENTED ANY CONVECTION TO START UP IN THAT AREA, HOWEVER WE ARE JUST STARTING TO SEE SOME CBS DEVELOPING IN NRN VTU COUNTY AND I EXPECT WELL SEE MORE THROUGHOUT THE MTNS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 18Z ETA12 WAS MUCH MORE UNSTABLE FOR THIS AFTERNOON THAN THE 12Z RUN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER, INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN A FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO. FOR TUESDAY, THE 18Z ETA12 WAS ALSO MUCH MORE UNSTABLE THAN PREVIOUS RUNS HAD SHOWN WITH A LOT MORE MOISTURE. SO I DECIDED TO BEEF UP AFTERNOON POPS OVER THE USUAL AREAS AGAIN. WE SHOULD SEE SLO COUNTY TEMPS REBOUNDING NICELY WITH MORE SUN. ELSEWHERE, LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED. MARINE LYR STILL AROUND 3500 FEET DEEP THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS LIKELY WONT CHANGE MUCH TUESDAY WITH THE UPPER LOW STILL AROUND. HOWEVER, LOW CLOUD COVERAGE MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE. AS THE UPPER LOW SLOWLY EXITS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, WE SHOULD SEE TRENDS IMPROVING IN ALL AREAS, WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION ENDING, MARINE LYR SHRINKING, AND DAYTIME TEMPS WARMING A FEW DEGREES. AN UPPER TROF WILL STILL BE OVER THE AREA SO THE MARINE LYR WILL KEEP TEMPS FROM WARMING UP TOO MUCH. .LONG TERM...12Z GFS NOW SHOWING THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST STRETCHING WESTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WE SHOULD SEE TEMPS WARMING UP NICELY AND THE MARINE LYR SHRINKING EVEN MORE. AT THIS POINT THE FORECAST IS DRY. && .AVIATION...LOW CLOUDS HAVE BEGUN TO CLEAR OUT ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF LA AND VTU COUNTIES. MARINE LAYER DEPTH RANGING BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO LIFT OUT OF AREA LATER TONIGHT... SHOULD SEE SOME GRADUAL LOWERING OF MARINE LAYER. WHILE IT IS A GOOD BET THAT LOW CLOUDS WILL REFORM ACROSS MOST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS TONIGHT...THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING. BEST ESTIMATE IS THAT LOW CLOUDS WILL RETURN TO KLAX AND KLGB BETWEEN 05Z AND 08Z...WITH CEILINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET. MEANWHILE...EXPECT SOME AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...WHERE THERE COULD BE LOCALIZED TOPS ABOVE 40000 FEET AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL LIKELY KEEP SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SLO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE && PUBLIC...WOFFORD AVIATION...GOMBERG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 730 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2005 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-161300- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 730 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WOFFORD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado touched down briefly about 8 miles northeast of the Palmdale Airport. The tornado was nearly-stationary. No reports of injuries or damage were received.
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