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WFUS56 KHNX 212119
TORHNX
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
219 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADERA COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
CENTRAL FRESNO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 245 PM PDT.
* AT 219 PM PDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BIOLA, OR 9
MILES WEST OF FRESNO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRESNO AROUND 225 PM PDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3672 11999 3682 12010 3700 11984 3682 11970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 239DEG 12KT 3679 11997
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
SM
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