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WWUS86 KHNX 180431
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
831 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
CAZ310-315-319-321-322-331-180500-
SOUTH END OF THE LOWER SIERRA CA-SOUTHEAST SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-
SOUTH END SIERRA FOOTHILLS CA-DELANO-WASCO-SHAFTER CA-FRESNO-
TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-SOUTH END OF THE UPPER SIERRA CA-
831 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL KERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TULARE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM PST...
AT 831 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS NEAR DUCOR,
OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DELANO, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
TERRA BELLA, DUCOR, RICHGROVE, UHL, AND FOUNTAIN SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN HANFORD CA.
LAT...LON 3572 11919 3589 11926 3608 11872 3582 11862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 251DEG 36KT 3583 11913
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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