El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA Live Doppler Radar

Live radar for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), San Luis Obispo County: every NWS radar combined, rain, snow and ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and official warnings.

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What weather hits El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged flash flooding on 11 days in the Southern Salinas Valley forecast zone and San Luis Obispo County — the most common reported hazard around El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), mostly in January and May. Next come flooding (10 days) and damaging thunderstorm winds (9 days).

Hazard	Days reported	Most recent	Worst on record
Flash flooding	11	Oct 2025	Jan 9, 2023 · 1 death
Flooding	10	Jan 2023	—
Damaging thunderstorm winds	9	Feb 2026	Sep 24, 2025 · $2,000 damage
Wildfires	1	Aug 2002	Aug 17, 2002 · $290,000 damage
Debris flows	1	Feb 2024	—

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1996–2026 (the latest year is partial). A "day" is a date with at least one report in the Southern Salinas Valley forecast zone and San Luis Obispo County; damage is as reported, not adjusted for inflation.

Which radars cover El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?

The closest NEXRAD Doppler radar is KVBX (Vandenberg AFB, CA), about 56 miles south-southeast. Radar beams climb as they travel, so the height of the lowest scan over town decides how low in a storm the radar can see.

Radar	Distance	Lowest beam over El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	View
KVBX Vandenberg AFB, CA	56 mi south-southeast	4,200 ft	Good — most storms and steady rain or snow show clearly
KHNX San Joaquin Valley, CA	74 mi northeast	6,200 ft	Fair — the beam can pass over shallow snow and low-level rotation
KVTX Los Angeles, CA	118 mi southeast	12,500 ft	Limited — the beam overshoots the lowest part of storms

Beam height is the center of the 0.5° scan above the radar, with standard refraction. Mountains near a radar can block it further.

Tornado & hail history near El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 2 tornadoes within 25 miles of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles). The strongest was an EF1 on February 7, 2024, which passed about 24 miles south-southwest of town.

Hail: 1 report of 1-inch or larger hail within 25 miles since 1955; the largest was 1.00-inch hail on March 22, 2017.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025. Distances are to each tornado's track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita scale.

On TALON you get El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)'s live radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks with arrival times and NWS warnings free; close-up radar and rotation detection are part of TALON Pro.

El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) radar FAQ

Where is the nearest weather radar to El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA?

KVBX (Vandenberg AFB, CA), about 56 miles south-southeast. KHNX (San Joaquin Valley, CA) is 74 miles away and also covers the area.

How often does El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) flood?

Since 1996 the National Weather Service has logged flash flooding on 11 days in the Southern Salinas Valley forecast zone and San Luis Obispo County; the deadliest was on January 9, 2023, with 1 death. TALON's free flash-flood risk layer shows, every 2 minutes, how close the rain that has fallen is to what it takes to flood — turn it on under Layers.

Is TALON's radar for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) free?

Yes — the US radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and NWS warnings are free in any browser. Close-up radar, rotation detection and longer forecasts are part of TALON Pro.

Should I rely on radar for my safety?

No app replaces official warnings. When the National Weather Service issues a warning for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), follow it right away — see watch vs. warning.

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