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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
821 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ306-311-312-121545-
VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY CA-CARUTHERS - SAN JOAQUIN -
SELMA CA-HANFORD - CORCORAN - LEMOORE CA-
821 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TULARE AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRESNO COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM PDT...
AT 821 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DINUBA, OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF VISALIA, MOVING NORTH 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...
REEDLEY, DINUBA, AND 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 3651 11942 3654 11952 3669 11951 3664 11929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 196DEG 7KT 3654 11946
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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