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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1259 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
CAZ302-303-130830-
MERCED - MADERA - MENDOTA CA-PLANADA - LE GRAND - SNELLING CA-
1259 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MERCED COUNTY
THROUGH 130 AM PDT...
AT 1259 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WINTON, OR NEAR ATWATER, 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...
ATWATER, LIVINGSTON, WINTON, DELHI, AND BALLICO.
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 3749 12076 3761 12046 3760 12042 3732 12054
3735 12076
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 185DEG 14KT 3744 12067
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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