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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
710 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ318-323-326-121445-
MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY CA-
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-
710 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MARIPOSA AND
NORTHEASTERN MADERA COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM PDT...
AT 710 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF YOSEMITE SOUTH ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
BUCK CAMP RANGER STATION.
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 3741 11946 3744 11953 3767 11946 3761 11931
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 207DEG 10KT 3750 11947
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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