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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
954 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
CAZ318-325-326-121730-
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANYON CA-MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA CA-
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-
954 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MADERA AND
NORTHEASTERN FRESNO COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM PDT...
AT 954 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES EAST OF OAKHURST, OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST 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...
NATURE POINT AND MINARETS.
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 3723 11934 3728 11951 3747 11946 3740 11919
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 205DEG 8KT 3729 11941
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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