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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
840 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ317>320-325-326-121615-
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANYON CA-FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-MARIPOSA-
MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-
MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS CA-FRESNO-TULARE LOWER SIERRA CA-
840 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MADERA AND NORTH
CENTRAL FRESNO COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM PDT...
AT 840 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF OAKHURST, OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF YOSEMITE SOUTH
ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTH AT 20 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...
NATURE POINT, PECKINPAH, AUBERRY, BASS LAKE, CRANE VALLEY RESERVOIR,
NORTH FORK, AND SHAVER LAKE.
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.
LAT...LON 3698 11946 3709 11963 3741 11957 3732 11925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 198DEG 15KT 3716 11950
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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