081  
WWUS86 KMTR 180116  
SPSMTR  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  
516 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ518-180130-  
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY  
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK CA-  
516 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MONTEREY COUNTY  
UNTIL 530 PM PST...  
 
AT 516 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10  
MILES EAST OF BRADLEY, OR 47 MILES EAST OF GORDA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
55 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 DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MONTEREY COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
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 3579 12067 3593 12078 3610 12063 3610 12061  
3609 12059 3607 12059 3603 12053 3602 12053  
3601 12048 3597 12043 3598 12041 3597 12036  
3591 12032 3591 12028 3588 12024 3579 12054  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 237DEG 45KT 3590 12064  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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