Special Weather Statement Santa Barbara County, California issued May 31 at 4:54PM PDT Los Angeles/Oxnard CA / Expired & Archived Alert

Special Weather Statement in Santa Barbara County, California

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 5/31/2025 4:54:00 PM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Observed

5/31/2025 4:54:00 PM until 5/31/2025 5:45:00 PM

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 451 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Pinos extending westward into Highway 33 and Big Pine Mountain in Santa Barbara county. The storm was drifting to the southwest at 5 to 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Western Lockwood Valley... Big Pine Mountain... Highway 33 from Lockwood Valley Road to the Santa Barbara County line... and Ventucopa.