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WUUS56 KHNX 212219
SVRHNX
CAC019-039-047-212245-
/O.NEW.KHNX.SV.W.0007.260421T2219Z-260421T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
319 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADERA COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
EASTERN MERCED COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
WESTERN FRESNO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 345 PM PDT.
* AT 319 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FIREBAUGH, OR
25 MILES WEST OF MADERA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FIREBAUGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3675 12056 3684 12066 3715 12039 3697 12015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 227DEG 32KT 3686 12052
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
EW
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