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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
703 PM PDT WED MAY 27 2026
CAZ309-310-315-321-322-280230-
SOUTHEAST SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA-SOUTH END SIERRA FOOTHILLS CA-
SOUTH END OF THE LOWER SIERRA CA-BUTTONWILLOW - LOST HILLS - I5 CA-
DELANO-WASCO-SHAFTER CA-
703 PM PDT WED MAY 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL KERN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL TULARE COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM PDT...
AT 703 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WASCO, OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DELANO, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DELANO, WASCO, SHAFTER, MCFARLAND, RICHGROVE, FAMOSO, AND FOUNTAIN
SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3545 11940 3560 11951 3593 11893 3569 11876
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 305DEG 7KT 3553 11943
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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