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WUUS56 KLOX 180818

SVRLOX

CAC037-180945-

/O.NEW.KLOX.SV.W.0009.260218T0818Z-260218T0945Z/



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service OXNARD CA

1218 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026



The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Central and Southern Los Angeles County in southwestern 

  California...



* Until 145 AM PST.



* At 1217 AM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from Pacoima to 26 miles southeast of Anacapa Island,

  moving east at 40 mph.



  HAZARD...60 to 70 mph wind gusts. Brief weak tornado possible. 



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 

           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.



* Locations impacted include...

  Long Beach...

  Thousand Oaks...

  Encino...

  Inglewood...

  Manhattan Beach...

  Agoura Hills...

  Venice...

  Rancho Palos Verdes...

  Hollywood...

  Van Nuys...

  Alhambra...

  Mount Wilson...

  Culver City...

  Torrance...

  Universal City...

  Whittier...

  Burbank...

  Beverly Hills...

  Northridge...

  and Griffith Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly

from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the

basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



&&



LAT...LON 3400 11794 3376 11814 3376 11820 3372 11819

      3374 11824 3370 11828 3374 11841 3378 11843

      3385 11839 3404 11853 3403 11875 3400 11881

      3405 11894 3417 11880 3417 11867 3424 11867

      3428 11863 3439 11868 3440 11831 3414 11790

TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 256DEG 70KT 3427 11840 3365 11923 



TORNADO...POSSIBLE

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH



$$



Schoenfeld/Cohen






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WWUS56 KLOX 180844

SVSLOX



Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service OXNARD CA

1244 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026



CAC037-180945-

/O.CON.KLOX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260218T0945Z/

Los Angeles CA-

1244 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM PST

FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...



At 1243 AM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from 7 miles south of Llano to 16 miles west of Redondo

Beach, moving east at 40 mph.



HAZARD...60 to 70 mph wind gusts. Brief weak tornado possible. 



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 

         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.



Locations impacted include...

Long Beach...

Eastern Malibu...

Encino...

Inglewood...

Manhattan Beach...

Venice...

Rancho Palos Verdes...

Hollywood...

Van Nuys...

Alhambra...

Mount Wilson...

Culver City...

Torrance...

Universal City...

Whittier...

Burbank...

Beverly Hills...

Northridge...

Griffith Park...

and North Hollywood.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly

from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the

basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



&&



LAT...LON 3400 11794 3376 11814 3376 11820 3372 11819

      3374 11824 3370 11828 3374 11841 3378 11843

      3385 11839 3404 11853 3403 11870 3427 11854

      3440 11837 3440 11831 3414 11790

TIME...MOT...LOC 0843Z 256DEG 70KT 3439 11783 3377 11866 



TORNADO...POSSIBLE

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH



$$



Schoenfeld/Cohen