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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
731 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
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WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF 198-LOS BANOS - DOS PALOS-MERCED -
MADERA - MENDOTA-PLANADA - LE GRAND - SNELLING-COALINGA - AVENAL-
WEST SIDE OF FRESNO AND KINGS COUNTIES-CARUTHERS - SAN JOAQUIN -
SELMA-FRESNO-CLOVIS-WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF 198-BUTTONWILLOW
- LOST HILLS - I5-DELANO-WASCO-SHAFTER-HANFORD - CORCORAN -
LEMOORE-VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY-BUENA VISTA-BAKERSFIELD-
SOUTHEAST SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTH END SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS-FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH END
SIERRA FOOTHILLS-KERN RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SELMA, AVENAL, LAKE ISABELLA, KETTLEMAN
CITY, LAKE MCCLURE, GOSHEN, KINGSBURG, MCKITTRICK, TULARE,
PORTERVILLE, RICHGROVE, BUTTONWILLOW, ALPAUGH, MARIPOSA, LEMOORE,
LE GRAND, BLACKWELLS CORNER, KERMAN, FIVE POINTS, MILLERTON LAKE,
VISALIA, LOS BANOS, TAFT, ATWATER, FRESNO, EL PORTAL, CORCORAN,
LAMONT, ARVIN, KERNVILLE, MADERA, DELANO, SANGER, PLANADA,
SHAFTER, BAKERSFIELD, SAN LUIS RESERVOIR, PARLIER, HANFORD,
WASCO, LEMOORE STATION, COALINGA, MERCED, AND LOST HILLS
731 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 102 WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE
HEATRISK EXPECTED. AREAS OF MAJOR HEATRISK WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
THE FOOTHILLS WHERE THE THERMAL BELT EXISTS OVERNIGHT AND IN URBAN
AREAS INCLUDING FRESNO.
* WHERE...SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, COASTAL RANGES, AS WELL AS LAKE
ISABELLA AND THE KERN RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
BSO
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