712  
WWUS56 KHNX 172223  
SVSHNX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA  
323 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2025  
 
CAC043-047-109-172230-  
/O.CON.KHNX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250317T2230Z/  
MARIPOSA CA-TUOLUMNE CA-MERCED CA-  
323 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 322 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LA GRANGE, OR 18 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 3762 12032 3756 12051 3758 12053 3763 12039  
3765 12037 3767 12040 3769 12039 3767 12034  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 250DEG 11KT 3761 12048  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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