Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Santa Barbara, California

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Issued Zones: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County … Western half of Ventura and Kern County …

Site: Southern California Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective now through Thursday

Date Issued: 12/20/23 at 12:20pm local

Forecast: A cutoff low is impacting the region through the watch period. As more lift associated on the eastern periphery is enhanced further, thunderstorms will be likely. Thunderstorms will move from south to north, off the ocean and across the affected zones.

These storms will nail Santa Barbara proper, and flooding is expected. This will be a prolonged event, with numerous storm cells moving across the watch zones even into the overnight hours and into Thursday as well.

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