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WWUS56 KHNX 212149
SVSHNX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
249 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
CAC019-039-212200-
/O.CON.KHNX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260421T2200Z/
MADERA CA-FRESNO CA-
249 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM PDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADERA AND NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTIES...
AT 249 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BONADELLE RANCHOS-MADERA RANCHOS, OR 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FRESNO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BONADELLE RANCHOS-MADERA RANCHOS AROUND 255 PM PDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FRIANT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3684 11987 3689 11999 3708 11990 3696 11967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 218DEG 12KT 3687 11990
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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