Posted by Roger on February 22, 2005 at 15:52:40:
In Reply to: Tornado watch posted by Elaine on February 22, 2005 at 13:38:53:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1129 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
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CATALINA ISLAND-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
1129 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2005
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM PST..
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
AND COASTAL VALLEYS OF VENTURA...LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AND THE SOUTH
COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EAST OF SANTA BARBARA...AS WELL AS THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES AS WELL AS DAMAGING WIND OVER
65 MPH AND LARGE HAIL IN THE WATCH AREA. A STRONG WINTER STORM CENTERED
OFF POINT CONCEPTION WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE BIGHT AND PRODUCE
WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADJACENT WATERS AS WELL.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.