Hail Map for Vandenberg AFB, CA

The Vandenberg AFB, CA area has had 0 reports of on-the-ground hail by trained spotters, and has been under severe weather warnings 2 times during the past 12 months. Doppler radar has detected hail at or near Vandenberg AFB, CA on 1 occasion.

Name: Vandenberg AFB, CA
Where Located: 42.6 miles SSE of Los Osos, CA
Map: Google Map for Vandenberg AFB, CA
Population: 3338
Housing Units: 1035
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Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Vandenberg AFB, CA

Date / Time Report Details
2/7/2024 4:52 PM PST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 2/7/2024 4:57 PM PST At 450 pm pst, a line of showers producing damaging wind gusts over 60 mph were located along a line extending from 22 miles east of santa maria to near lompoc, moving southeast at 30 mph (automated wind sensors and law enforcement). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, lompoc, vandenberg space force base, los alamos, orcutt, sisquoc, vandenberg village, highway 166 between twitchell dam and the cuyama valley, and mission hills.
2/7/2024 4:28 PM PST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 2/7/2024 4:35 PM PST At 427 pm pst, a line of showers producing damaging wind gusts over 60 mph were located along a line extending from 14 miles east of nipomo to 10 miles west of vandenberg space force base, moving east at 60 mph (automated wind sensors and law enforcement). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
9/10/2017 7:57 PM PDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 2/10/2022 2:08 AM PDT The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern santa barbara and south central san luis obispo counties will expire at 800 pm pdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
9/10/2017 7:19 PM PDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 9/10/2017 7:23 PM PDT At 718 pm pdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of los alamos, or 10 miles southeast of santa maria, moving west at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
9/10/2017 7:08 PM PDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 9/10/2017 7:11 PM PDT At 707 pm pdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of trona, or 18 miles east of ridgecrest, moving west northwest at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, santa maria, nipomo, vandenberg air force base, los alamos, orcutt, and sisquoc.
9/10/2017 6:45 PM PDT Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 9/10/2017 6:50 PM PDT At 643 pm pdt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located 7 miles north of randsburg, or 11 miles south of ridgecrest, and moving northeast at 40 mph.
1/23/2017 5:36 AM PST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 1/23/2017 5:41 AM PST At 525 am pst, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado just coming onshore at vandenberg air force base. there has been a history of rotation with this storm suggesting that it produced a waterspout, which will likely come onshore as a weak tornado. otherwise, expect wind gusts to 60 mph and hail up to one inch in diameter with this storm as it moves across vandenberg air force base by 6 am pst. the storm may also affect lompoc, vandenberg village, and mission hills.
1/23/2017 5:06 AM PST Radar Image for Severe Thunderstorms near Vandenberg AFB, CA at 1/23/2017 5:11 AM PST At 500 am pst, doppler radar indicated a thunderstorm about 10 miles west of vandenberg air force base. there has been sustained rotation with this storm, and it likely was producing a waterspout. this waterspout is expected to come onshore as a weak tornado at vandenberg air force base, and may affect vandenberg village and lompoc as well through 6 am pst.

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