SLO County could see tornadoes, waterspouts as major winter storm batters the coast
San Luis Obispo County residents should be on the lookout for possible tornadoes Friday, as a winter storm batters the area.
Intense showers and isolated thunderstorms over the ocean could generate waterspouts and move onshore through 11 a.m., with a “potential for small tornadoes” in western Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, the National Weather Service warned.
During the storm event, “damaging winds and small hail could occur,” the Weather Service said. Residents should stay indoors if severe weather occurs.
This comes on the third day of a major storm passing over California, one that initially even brought rarely seen snow to the Central Coast.
On Friday that snow turned largely to rain, bringing with it power outages, reports of downed trees and a number of other storm impacts.
This story was originally published February 24, 2023 at 10:33 AM.
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