Severe Weather report: Special Statement Statement as of 1:04 PM PST on December 11, 2014 ...Potential for strong thunderstorms and isolated severe weather damage tonight into early Friday across southwest California... A powerful cold front will track through southwest California tonight into early Friday. Along the front...there will be the potential for lines of strong thunderstorms capable of producing very intense rainfall...strong winds...and dangerous cloud to ground lightning. Damaging wind gusts over 60 mph will be possible with these storms...including coastal and valley communities...capable of widespread power outages as well as downed trees and power lines. There will also be the potential for isolated waterspouts and small tornadoes...especially across coastal Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Rainfall rates could briefly reach one inch per hour with thunderstorm activity...which would produce significant urban roadway flooding as well as Dangerous Rock and mud slide activity. In addition...there is the possibility of dangerous flash flooding and mud and debris flows in the recent burn areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties...where flash flood watches are in effect. The duration of strong thunderstorms and any isolated severe weather damage associated with the cold front will likely be short lived...with a duration less than two hours. At this time...the timing of this severe weather threat will be this evening across the central coast...spreading into southern Santa Barbara and Ventura County after midnight...finally reaching the Los Angeles basin late tonight into early Friday morning. A cold and unstable air mass will follow the front...bringing a continued chance of thunderstorms into Friday evening...capable of producing brief heavy downpours...gusty winds...and small hail. Residents of southwest California are urged to stay tuned to the latest National Weather Service updates and possible warnings as this strong Pacific storm system brings a threat of isolated severe weather damage to southwest California. Gomberg/boldt 1135 am PST Thu Dec 11 2014 ...Potential for strong thunderstorms and isolated severe weather damage tonight into early Friday across southwest California... A powerful cold front will track through southwest California tonight into early Friday. Along the front...there will be the potential for lines of strong thunderstorms capable of producing very intense rainfall...strong winds...and dangerous cloud to ground lightning. Damaging wind gusts over 60 mph will be possible with these storms...including coastal and valley communities...capable of Downing trees and power lines. There will also be the potential for isolated waterspouts and small tornadoes...especially across coastal Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Rainfall rates could briefly reach one inch per hour with thunderstorm activity...which would produce significant urban roadway flooding as well as Dangerous Rock and mud slide activity. In addition...there is the possibility of dangerous flash flooding and mud and debris flows in the recent burn areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties...where flash flood watches are in effect. The duration of strong thunderstorms and any isolated severe weather damage associated with the cold front will likely be short lived...with a duration less than two hours. At this time...the timing of this severe weather threat will be this evening across the central coast...spreading into southern Santa Barbara and Ventura County after midnight...finally reaching the Los Angeles basin late tonight into early Friday morning. A cold and unstable air mass will follow the front...bringing a continued chance of thunderstorms into Friday evening...capable of producing brief heavy downpours...gusty winds...and small hail. Residents of southwest California are urged to stay tuned to the latest National Weather Service updates and possible warnings as this strong Pacific storm system brings a threat of isolated severe weather damage to southwest California. Gomberg/boldt Public Information Statement Statement as of 8:14 PM PST on December 11, 2014 ...Significant wind gusts since 714 PM PST Thursday... Los Angeles County peak wind gust Avalon Airport.........................Southeast 33 mph. Camp Nine..............................south 50 mph. Chilao.................................Southeast 46 mph. Clear Creek............................southeast 35 mph. Warm Springs...........................southeast 37 mph. Whitaker Peak..........................southeast 33 mph. Mount Lukens...........................south 41 mph. Santa Barbara County peak wind gust Santa Barbara Airport..................southeast 33 mph. Santa Barbara botanical garden.........East 33 mph. Santa Maria............................southeast 44 mph. Lompoc Airport.........................Southeast 39 mph. Santa Ynez Airport.....................Southeast 55 mph. Figueroa Mountain......................southeast 41 mph. La cumbra peak.........................Southeast 59 mph. San Luis Obispo County peak wind gust San Luis Obispo........................southeast 45 mph. Paso Robles............................southeast 39 mph. Branch Mountain........................south 38 mph.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 04:40:10 +0000