495  
WWUS86 KEKA 171252  
SPSEKA  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
452 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ104-106-109-110-171315-  
SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR CA-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT CA-MENDOCINO  
COAST CA-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR CA-  
452 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG SHOWER WITH SMALL HAIL WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO  
AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM PST...  
 
AT 452 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SHOWER OVER WHITEHORN, OR  
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO MOTORISTS. 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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK, GARBERVILLE, RICHARDSON GROVE,  
WHITEHORN, REDWAY, PIERCY AND BENBOW, AND HIGHWAY 101  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4000 12397 4013 12381 3997 12368 3992 12394  
3999 12398  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 241DEG 35KT 3998 12390  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 
 
 
JJW  
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