Weather Alerts For Riverside/March AFB, CA

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SAN BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE AND ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM PDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 656 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Tustin, moving south at 10 mph. These storms could produce brief heavy downpours which could lead to minor localized flooding of low-lying or poorly-drained areas. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Garden Grove, western Corona, Orange, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Chino, Tustin, Yorba Linda, Stanton, Newport Beach, Westminster, Chino Hills, La Habra, Fountain Valley, Placentia, and Rancho Santa Margarita. ISSUED AT Friday, October 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM PDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service San Diego CA HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Orange County Coastal CA, Orange County Inland CA, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills CA, The Inland Empire CA

Closest strike: 4.6 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.