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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1236 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
CAZ131>133-135-136-032015-
NORTHERN MOTHERLODE BETWEEN 1000-3000 FT CA-
SIERRA NEVADA OF EL DORADO AND AMADOR COUNTIES BETWEEN 3000-
5000 FT INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50 CA-SIERRA NEVADA OF YUBA-SIERRA-NEVADA-
PLACER COUNTIES BETWEEN 3000-5000 FT INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 CA-
SIERRA NEVADA OF EL DORADO-AMADOR-
NORTHERN ALPINE COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FT INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50 CA-
SIERRA NEVADA OF SIERRA-NEVADA-
PLACER COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FT INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 CA-
1236 PM PDT SUN MAY 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EL DORADO AND EAST
CENTRAL PLACER COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM PDT...
AT 1235 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG BEND SUMMIT, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL EL
DORADO AND EAST CENTRAL PLACER COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3900 12031 3894 12040 3909 12065 3919 12037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 152DEG 11KT 3901 12039
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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