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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1041 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
CAZ326-131815-
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-
1041 AM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FRESNO COUNTY THROUGH
1115 AM PDT...
AT 1041 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19
MILES SOUTH OF MAMMOTH LAKES, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
LAKE THOMAS EDISON, HIGH SIERRA, VOLCANIC KNOB, AND FLORENCE 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.
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 3755 11892 3747 11885 3749 11879 3745 11876
3743 11876 3742 11878 3740 11879 3737 11878
3724 11892 3734 11911 3757 11899 3757 11895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 211DEG 13KT 3736 11897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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