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WWUS86 KSTO 042107
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
207 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
CAZ067-069-042130-
MOTHERLODE CA-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CA-
207 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EL DORADO AND
CENTRAL PLACER COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM PDT...
AT 206 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CHIQUITA LAKE, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIG BEND SUMMIT, MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
CHIQUITA LAKE AND FORESTHILL.
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.
IF ON OR NEAR CHIQUITA LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3905 12062 3892 12051 3881 12069 3899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 058DEG 10KT 3893 12065
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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