San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys storm history
Storm events recorded in San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys, California between 1950 and 2025.
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Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Gifford Fire burned 131,614 acres across sections of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
The Madre Fire burned 80,779 acres of land across interior sections of San Luis Obispo county. Throughout the lifetime of the fire, one structure was destroyed and one structure was damaged. Two firefighter injuries were reported.
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Strong southerly winds, associated with a powerful winter storm, impacted the Interior Valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts include: Lewis Ranch Road (gust 64 MPH) and Navajo Flats (gust 63 MPH).
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Strong southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Navajo Flats (gust 59 MPH) and Lewis Ranch Road (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. The sensor at Lewis Ranch Road reported peak gusts up to 58 MPH.
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Strong winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. The sensor at Lewis Ranch Road reported wind gusts up to 60 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds, gusting in excess of 60 MPH, impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak gusts from the local mesonet include: Navajo Flats (gust 61 MPH) and Lewis Ranch Road (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. The strongest gusts were recorded at Lewis Ranch with southerly gusts peaking at 64 MPH.
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Lewis Road (gust 63 MPH), Cholame (gust 60 MPH) and Navajo Flats (gust 58 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts include: Cholame (gust 67 MPH), Falcon Road (gust 64 MPH), Navajo Flats (gust 64 MPH) and Highway 46 (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind reports from the local Mesonet include: Lewis Ranch Road (gust 79 MPH), Navajo Flats (gust 70 MPH) and Cholame (gust 66 MPH).
The Pond Fire burned 1,962 acres across the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county, east of the community of Santa Margarita. One structure was destroyed and one firefighter injury was reported.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Chimney Fire, in northern San Luis Obispo county, was finally contained in early September. In total, the fire burned 46,344 acres.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Chimney Fire ignited in northern San Luis Obispo county, near Lake Nacimiento. Due to hot and dry conditions, as well as historically dry vegetation, the fire grew very quickly. The fire burned into early September, before containment and scorched 46,344 acres.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm affected the interior valleys of San Luis Obispo county. The Carrizo RAWS sensor reported south winds gusting to 60 MPH while the ASOS at Paso Robles reported sustained south winds of 40 MPH.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm buffeted the area. The RAWS sensor at Carrizo reported south wind gusts to 60 MPH.
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The Twisselman RAWS sensor reported southeasterly winds, gusting to 78 mph.
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The automated sensor at Paso Robles reported a high temperature of 107 with a heat index of 105 degrees.
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An automated sensor at Atascadero reported southeast winds gusting to 59 mph.
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An automated sensor in Atascadero reported sustained winds of 43 mph.
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The Carrizo RAWS sensor reported southerly winds gusting to 59 mph.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The combination of above normal temperatures and relative humidity produced excessive heat conditions across the valleys of San Luis Obispo county. Heat index values between 105 and 112 were reported.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Widespread freezing conditions were reported across agricultural areas. Total crop damages in San Luis Obispo county were estimated to be around $25 million.
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Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |