730  
WWUS86 KHNX 131942  
SPSHNX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA  
1242 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
CAZ326-132015-  
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CA-  
1242 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FRESNO COUNTY THROUGH  
115 PM PDT...  
 
AT 1242 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS PLACE, 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 AND VOLCANIC KNOB.  
 
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 3755 11891 3750 11886 3747 11885 3749 11879  
3745 11876 3743 11876 3742 11878 3740 11879  
3736 11877 3729 11882 3738 11902 3756 11895  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 207DEG 12KT 3741 11888  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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