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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
332 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
CAZ302-303-317-318-323-325-326-102300-
MERCED - MADERA - MENDOTA CA-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANYON CA-
YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY CA-MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS CA-PLANADA -
LE GRAND - SNELLING CA-
332 PM PDT FRI APR 10 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARIPOSA
SOUTHEASTERN
TUOLUMNE...CENTRAL MADERA AND NORTHEASTERN MERCED COUNTIES THROUGH
400 PM PDT...
AT 332 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR OAKHURST TO 7 MILES WEST OF CHOWCHILLA.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
MERCED, YOSEMITE SOUTH ENTRANCE, CHOWCHILLA, OAKHURST, YOSEMITE
LAKES, BOOTJACK, MARIPOSA, PLANADA, LE GRAND, BATTERSON, MERCED LAKE
RANGER STATION, CRANE VALLEY RESERVOIR, BASS LAKE RANGER DISTRICT,
CHILKOOT MEADOW, FISH CAMP, CATHEYS VALLEY, OSTRANDER LAKE,
COARSEGOLD, JERSEYDALE, AND METCALF GAP.
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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS 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 3777 11929 3744 12046 3693 12042 3728 11940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 195DEG 21KT 3731 11956 3707 12036
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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