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SPSSTO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
253 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
CAZ067-069-032315-
MOTHERLODE CA-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CA-
253 PM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL EL DORADO AND
NORTHWESTERN AMADOR COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM PST...
AT 252 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FIDDLETOWN, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF PLACERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 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...
CAMINO, SOMERSET, AND FIDDLETOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS.
LAT...LON 3850 12076 3856 12087 3879 12071 3866 12054
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 215DEG 25KT 3857 12078
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
WR
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