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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
308 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
CAZ317>320-323-326-102245-
FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY CA-
MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-
MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS CA-FRESNO-TULARE LOWER SIERRA CA-
308 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARIPOSA
CENTRAL
MADERA AND NORTHERN FRESNO COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM PDT...
AT 308 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF YOSEMITE LAKES, OR 23 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS, MOVING
NORTH AT 30 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...
YOSEMITE SOUTH ENTRANCE, OAKHURST, BOOTJACK, YOSEMITE LAKES, FISH
CAMP, METCALF GAP, COARSEGOLD, MARIPOSA GROVE, BATTERSON, BASS LAKE,
BASS LAKE RANGER DISTRICT, AND AHWAHNEE.
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.
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 3707 11954 3706 11967 3749 11989 3755 11955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 167DEG 25KT 3716 11962
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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