See dramatic photos, videos of damage from tornado that slammed SLO County
San Luis Obispo County weathered a ferocious storm — including a now confirmed tornado — Wednesday as high winds and rain pulled down trees and closed roads.
South County and northern Santa Barbara County were rocked by intense, tornado-like conditions Wednesday afternoon, toppling trees and causing property damage, while the rest of the county faced strong wind and rain.
The fast-moving low-pressure system brought a broken line of convective showers to the county Wednesday afternoon, eventually reaching wind speeds as high as 60 mph, the National Weather Service said.
The NWS issued a tornado warning, a special weather statement and a special marine warning for the coastal waters.
Damage in Grover Beach near West Grand Avenue proved severe enough for the NWS to announce it had confirmed the weather event was in fact a tornado.
What an insane week for SoCal with a line of severe thunderstorms now moving into the LA metro with a flash flood warning and severe thunderstorm warning just issued.
This same line of storms reportedly produced a tornado earlier today in Pismo Beach and Grover Beach in San… pic.twitter.com/CHtkFMH7dg— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) February 8, 2024
Well, that was an interesting day at work! A very strong “weather event” passed right over the PD and City Hall. @NWSLosAngeles is looking into the possibility of it being a tornado. pic.twitter.com/qYQzvd16Sl
— Commander Jim Munro (@JimMunroIII) February 8, 2024
Well, that was an interesting day at work! A very strong “weather event” passed right over the PD and City Hall. @NWSLosAngeles is looking into the possibility of it being a tornado. pic.twitter.com/qYQzvd16Sl
— Commander Jim Munro (@JimMunroIII) February 8, 2024
A rare possible tornado caused damage in Grover Beach, California, yesterday, uprooting trees and downing power lines. pic.twitter.com/h71GDtRmnR
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) February 8, 2024
