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WWUS86 KHNX 121112
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
412 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ317-318-323-326-121145-
MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY CA-
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS CA-
412 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARIPOSA AND NORTH
CENTRAL MADERA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM PDT...
AT 412 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOOTJACK, OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YOSEMITE SOUTH
ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 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...
YOSEMITE SOUTH ENTRANCE, OAKHURST, BOOTJACK, METCALF GAP, MARIPOSA
GROVE, BATTERSON, BASS LAKE RANGER DISTRICT, WAWONA CAMPGROUND, FISH
CAMP, WAWONA, WAWONA VISTOR CENTER, JERSEYDALE, AND AHWAHNEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3730 11963 3738 11991 3766 11986 3759 11948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 208DEG 6KT 3741 11977
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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