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San Luis Obispo County Mountains County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1998 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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Property damage
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
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 Mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts include: Mount Lowe (gust 87 MPH), Friis Camp (gust 64 MPH) and Carrizo RAWS (gust 60 MPH).
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Strong southwesterly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The sensor at Mount Lowe reported gusts up to 58 MPH.
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Southerly winds, gusting up to 59 MPH, were reported at Mount Lowe.
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Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The Mount Lowe sensor reported peak gusts of 66 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Mount Lowe (gust 66 MPH) and Friis Camp (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The sensor at Mount Lowe reported wind gusts up to 63 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Mount Lowe (gust 64 MPH) and Branch Mountain (gust 58 MPH).
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter storm conditions developed across the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Snowfall totals of 1-2 feet were reported above 3500 feet with southerly wind gusts up to 50 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds, gusting in excess of 60 MPH, impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak gusts from the local mesonet: Mount Lowe (gust 74 MPH) and Friis Camp (gust 61 MPH).
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Strong southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The strongest gusts were recorded at Mount Lowe with southerly gusts peaking at 60 MPH.
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Mount Lowe (gust 80 MPH), FRiis Camp (gust 60 MPH) and Flying Lady Road (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southwesterly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Wind gusts of 58 MPH were reported at Mount Lowe.
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind gusts include: Frilis Camp (gust 64 MPH), Carrizo (gust 62 MPH) and Mount Lowe (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong and gusty southerly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Some peak wind reports from the local Mesonet include: Friis (gust 70 MPH) and Mount Lowe (gust 62 MPH).
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter storm conditions impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Although snowfall totals were light (between 1 and 2 inches), southerly wind gusts up to 65 MPH created hazardous winter storm conditions.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Alamo Fire burned 28,687 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. One home was destroyed by the fire.
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The Branch Mountain sensor reported a southerly wind gust of 58 MPH.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm affected the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The Carrizo RAWS sensor reported south winds gusting to 60 MPH.
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Strong and gusty south winds associated with an approaching winter storm buffeted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The RAWS sensor at Carrizo reported south wind gusts to 60 MPH.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The RAWS sensor at Creston reported a high temperature of 105 degrees with a heat index of greater than 100 degrees.
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Strong southeast winds gusting to 75 mph were reported in the mountains of San Luis Obispo county.
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An observer at Hearst Castle reported southeast winds gusting to 62 mph.
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The Branch Mountain RAWS sensor reported a southeasterly wind gust of 58 mph.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The combination of above normal temperatures and relative humidity produced excessive heat conditions across the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. Heat index values between 105 and 112 were reported.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
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