701  
WWUS86 KEKA 170930  
SPSEKA  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
130 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ103-105-106-171000-  
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST CA-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-SOUTHERN  
HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-  
130 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A CLUSTER OF STRONG SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL IMPACT CENTRAL  
HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 2 AM PST...  
 
AT 130 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SHOWER 7 MILES EAST OF  
MCKINLEYVILLE, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCATA, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO MOTORISTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
EUREKA, ARCATA, WILLOW CREEK, MCKINLEYVILLE, BLUE LAKE, FIELDBROOK,  
ARCATA ARPT, FRESHWATER, MYRTLETOWN, CUTTEN, SAMOA, PINE HILLS,  
BAYVIEW, FAIRHAVEN AND HUMBOLDT HILL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL HAIL.  
 
SMALL HAIL CAN QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS RESULTING IN SLIPPERY  
CONDITIONS. GO EASY ON BRAKES AND STEERING TO AVOID SPIN-OUTS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4076 12423 4088 12416 4098 12412 4107 12377  
4084 12363 4075 12420 4077 12420 4076 12419  
4080 12418 4081 12415 4081 12412 4083 12409  
4085 12408 4085 12409 4086 12410 4085 12412  
4087 12415 4086 12415 4078 12420 4076 12422  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 253DEG 38KT 4095 12395  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 

 
 
JJW  
 
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