486
WWUS56 KHNX 212130
SVSHNX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
230 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
CAC019-039-212145-
/O.CON.KHNX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260421T2145Z/
MADERA CA-FRESNO CA-
230 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM PDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MADERA AND NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES...
AT 230 PM PDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIOLA, OR 8 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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRESNO AROUND 235 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO, AS A LAST RESORT, EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT, OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3674 11994 3686 12003 3700 11984 3682 11970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 239DEG 12KT 3681 11994
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
SM
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