Severe Thunderstorm Warning

FROM: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREA: Los Angeles, CA
SENT: 2026-02-16T11:01:00-08:00

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 16 at 11:01AM PST until February 16 at 12:15PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

At 1100 AM PST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pacoima to 9 miles southwest of Rancho Palos
Verdes, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts. A brief, weak tornado is possible.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include…
Long Beach…
Encino…
Inglewood…
Venice…
Rancho Palos Verdes…
Hollywood…
Van Nuys…
Culver City…
Torrance…
Universal City…
Burbank…
Beverly Hills…
Northridge…
Griffith Park…
North Hollywood…
Downtown Los Angeles…
Santa Monica…
Chatsworth…
Woodland Hills…
and Pasadena.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T12:15:00-08:00