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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
315 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
CAC043-047-109-172230-
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MARIPOSA CA-TUOLUMNE CA-MERCED CA-
315 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM PDT FOR WESTERN
MARIPOSA...SOUTHWESTERN TUOLUMNE AND NORTH CENTRAL MERCED COUNTIES...
AT 314 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LA GRANGE, OR 17 MILES NORTH OF ATWATER, MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WESTERN MARIPOSA, SOUTHWESTERN TUOLUMNE AND NORTH CENTRAL MERCED
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3760 12031 3755 12055 3757 12056 3763 12039
3765 12037 3767 12040 3769 12039 3767 12034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 250DEG 11KT 3760 12051
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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