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WWUS86 KSTO 190201
SPSSTO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
701 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2026
CAZ135-136-190230-
SIERRA NEVADA OF EL DORADO AND AMADOR COUNTIES BETWEEN 3000-
5000 FT INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50 CA-SIERRA NEVADA OF EL DORADO-AMADOR-
NORTHERN ALPINE COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FT INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50 CA-
701 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL EL DORADO COUNTY
THROUGH 730 PM PDT...
AT 659 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KYBURZ, OR 13 MILES WEST OF KIRKWOOD, MOVING NORTH AT 5 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...
KYBURZ.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3870 12023 3869 12036 3885 12044 3888 12020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 177DEG 6KT 3876 12029
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
WOOD
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