101  
WWUS86 KHNX 180413  
SPSHNX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA  
813 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ312-319-322-330-180445-  
SOUTH END OF THE LOWER SIERRA CA-VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY CA-  
FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-SEQUOIA NP CA-  
813 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TULARE COUNTY THROUGH 845 PM  
PST...  
 
AT 813 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS NEAR EXETER,  
OR 14 MILES NORTH OF PORTERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...  
LINDSAY, THREE RIVERS, LEMON COVE, LINDCOVE, AND CASE MOUNTAIN.  
 
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 3613 11917 3638 11905 3653 11868 3626 11881  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 241DEG 28KT 3628 11906  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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