The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a “Severe Thunderstorm Warning” on Saturday for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
NWS predicts the storm will largely impact northwestern Ventura County and northeastern Santa Barbara County until about 6:00 p.m. Specifically, Western Lockwood Valley, Big Pine Mountain, Highway 33 from Lockwood Valley Road to the Santa Barbara County line, and Ventucopa.
At 5:07 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles west of Lockwood Valley extending westward into Highway 33 and Big Pine Mountain in Santa Barbara County. The severe storm was drifting to the southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
This storm is expected to bring up to 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. In addition, there is the threat of localized flash flooding near the core of the storm as well as new fire starts due to dry lightning on the periphery of the storm…