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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
711 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ312-319-121445-
VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY CA-FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-
711 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FRESNO COUNTY
THROUGH 745 AM PDT...
AT 711 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ORANGE COVE, OR 20 MILES NORTH OF VISALIA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
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...
ORANGE COVE.
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 3660 11932 3659 11937 3671 11948 3674 11937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 162DEG 4KT 3662 11936
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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