Tornado Warning for Santa Barbara County Cancelled

December 26, 2019 2:15 am

Published December 25, 2019 9:45 pm

SANTA BARBARA , Calif. - The National Weather Service canceled a tornado warning that was issued for parts of Santa Barbara County. They said the storm has weakened.

The Tornado Warning that was in effect for southeastern Santa Barbara County has been CANCELLED as the storm has weakened and does not appear capable of producing a tornado. #CAwx #SBAweather
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 26, 2019

According to the National Weather Service, A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was moving over the water moving north at 45 mph. It was issued for eastern portions of the city of Santa Barbara to Montecito to Carpinteria to Summerland.

Between 9 to 930 pm last evening, a rotating storm cell over the SBA Channel moved north towards Montecito. The red rectangle box indicated where the Tornado Warning was valid. The circulation held together as it reached land, but there were no reports of damage. #cawx #CAstorm pic.twitter.com/ivx425TnEy
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 26, 2019

The tornado warning expired at 10:30 p.m. on December 25th.

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