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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
332 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
CAC019-039-047-212245-
/O.CON.KHNX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260421T2245Z/
MADERA CA-MERCED CA-FRESNO CA-
332 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM PDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADERA...EASTERN MERCED AND WESTERN FRESNO
COUNTIES...
AT 332 PM PDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FIREBAUGH, OR
18 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.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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 3681 12045 3690 12057 3715 12039 3697 12015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 227DEG 32KT 3694 12041
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
EW
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