UPDATE (5:23 p.m.) - The National Weather Service (NWS) released its official report on Wednesday's storm in San Luis Obispo County, revealing that two tornadoes touched down.
According to the NWS, the first tornado occurred at 3:41 p.m. in the Los Osos area. Its five-mile path neared Los Osos Valley Road and damage included several snapped and downed power poles and it reportedly tore the roof off a greenhouse.
The tornado that caused damage in Grover Beach started at 3:57 p.m. with a path about a mile long.
Both tornadoes had peak winds of 95 miles per hour.
The National Weather Service says these were the strongest tornadoes to occur in San Luis Obispo County since before 1950.
Click here to read the full NWS report.
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ORIGINAL STORY - The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Grover Beach on Wednesday afternoon.
A powerful storm system moved through the area between 3:30 and 4 p.m., bringing with it heavy rain and strong winds.
NWS officials say an EF-1 tornado was responsible for leaving a trail of damage, including uprooted trees and downed power lines.
Throughout the morning on Thursday, KSBY accompanied NWS meteorologist Lisa Phillips and her crew as they surveyed the damage.
"It definitely looks like we have tornado damage here," Phillips said. "It is a very narrow pathway, and we have seen a lot of debris — things not where they should be — so, yes, that is what we determined."
Phillips says she and her NWS team will next be assessing damage in Los Osos and Morro Bay which also had tornado warnings Wednesday.
The NWS says the last time a tornado touched down in San Luis Obispo County was in Oceano on February 2, 2004.
