016  
WWUS86 KHNX 121733  
SPSHNX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA  
1033 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
CAZ319-320-327-121800-  
KAISER TO RODGERS RIDGE CA-FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS CA-FRESNO-  
TULARE LOWER SIERRA CA-  
1033 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FRESNO COUNTY THROUGH  
1100 AM PDT...  
 
AT 1033 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 22  
MILES NORTHEAST OF SANGER, OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLOVIS, MOVING  
NORTH AT 15 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...  
SHAVER LAKE, MOUNTAIN REST, AND TRIMMER SPRINGS.  
 
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 3690 11925 3691 11940 3713 11941 3712 11914  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 184DEG 15KT 3697 11932  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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