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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
233 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

CAZ318-323-326-191000-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra CA-Yosemite NP outside of the valley CA-
Upper San Joaquin River CA-
233 AM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MARIPOSA AND NORTH
CENTRAL MADERA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM PDT...

At 233 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Oakhurst, or 16 miles southeast of Yosemite South
Entrance, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Yosemite South Entrance, Peckinpah, Mariposa Grove, Batterson, Crane
Valley Reservoir, Wawona Campground, Buck Camp Ranger Station,
Chilkoot Meadow, Fish Camp, Wawona, Wawona Vistor Center, Bass Lake,
Poison Ridge, and North Fork.

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.

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LAT...LON 3722 11943 3721 11958 3758 11971 3762 11945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0933Z 169DEG 15KT 3730 11948

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JPK