Overview

• Doppler radar identified multiple short‑lived but intense storm cells Saturday afternoon, prompting successive alerts from the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard office.
• The latest statement at 2:21 p.m. PDT tracked a storm 8 miles northwest of Ojai moving south at 15 mph with wind gusts up to 50 mph and half‑inch hail.
• Earlier alerts highlighted cells west of Lockwood Valley and northeast of Montecito with similar hazards, including frequent cloud‑to‑ground lightning.
• Impacted areas included Old Man Mountain, Western Lockwood Valley, the Apache Burn Scar, and Highway 33 between Wheeler Springs and Rose Valley Road.
• The NWS cautioned that storms could intensify and urged people to seek shelter, monitor for additional warnings, and avoid driving through flooded roadways.