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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
559 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ312-319-121345-
VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY CA-FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-
559 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TULARE AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRESNO COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM PDT...
AT 559 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CUTLER, OR 13 MILES NORTH OF VISALIA, MOVING NORTH 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...
DINUBA, OROSI, ORANGE COVE, EAST OROSI, AND CUTLER.
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 3646 11929 3647 11938 3669 11941 3664 11919
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 187DEG 5KT 3652 11934
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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