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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
104 PM PST THU FEB 19 2026
CAZ312-319-320-322-330-192130-
SOUTH END OF THE LOWER SIERRA CA-VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY CA-
FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-SEQUOIA NP CA-FRESNO-
TULARE LOWER SIERRA CA-
104 PM PST THU FEB 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TULARE COUNTY THROUGH
130 PM PST...
AT 103 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WOODLAKE, OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF VISALIA, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
WOODLAKE, 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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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 3639 11918 3653 11904 3640 11874 3619 11895
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 270DEG 13KT 3642 11904
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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