810  
WWUS86 KHNX 131906  
SPSHNX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA  
1206 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
CAZ326>328-131930-  
KAISER TO RODGERS RIDGE CA-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-  
KINGS CANYON NP CA-  
1206 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FRESNO COUNTY  
THROUGH 1230 PM PDT...  
 
AT 1206 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH LAKE CAMPGROUND, OR 11 MILES WEST OF SOUTH  
LAKE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 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...  
BLACKCAP BASIN AND MCCLURE MEADOW RANGER STATION.  
 
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 3703 11872 3712 11891 3733 11883 3726 11867  
3724 11868 3720 11868 3719 11866 3716 11867  
3714 11865 3714 11861  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 208DEG 6KT 3714 11878  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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