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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
323 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
CAZ301-302-040000-
LOS BANOS - DOS PALOS CA-MERCED - MADERA - MENDOTA CA-
323 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MERCED COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM PST...
AT 322 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILMAR-IRWIN, OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF TURLOCK, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON, HILMAR-IRWIN, DELHI, AND GUSTINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3734 12097 3739 12099 3745 12085 3746 12083
3731 12065 3711 12096 3723 12111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 224DEG 17KT 3724 12098
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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