415  
WWUS86 KEKA 171038  
SPSEKA  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
238 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ103-104-106-171100-  
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST CA-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT CA-SOUTHERN  
HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-  
238 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG SHOWER CLUSTER WITH SMALL HAIL WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL  
HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM PST...  
 
AT 238 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SHOWER 16 MILES NORTHWEST  
OF PETROLIA, OR 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUREKA, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
SMALL HAIL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 101.  
 
HAZARD...PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO MOTORISTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FORTUNA, FERNDALE, FERNBRIDGE, LOLETA, ROHNERVILLE, HYDESVILLE AND  
CAPETOWN.  
 
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 4045 12440 4045 12441 4047 12439 4049 12438  
4050 12438 4050 12439 4051 12439 4052 12438  
4053 12438 4054 12437 4062 12433 4065 12431  
4070 12397 4047 12418  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 267DEG 40KT 4053 12442  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 
 
 
JJW  
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