Expires:202505012200;Remove:202505012200;792722 WWUS86 KHNX 012129 SPSHNX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA 229 PM PDT Thu May 1 2025 CAZ322-331-012200- South End of the Lower Sierra CA-South End of the Upper Sierra CA- 229 PM PDT Thu May 1 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN KERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TULARE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM PDT... At 229 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles northwest of Squirrel Mountain Valley, or 31 miles southeast of Porterville, moving northwest at 10 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Glennville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3576 11848 3569 11861 3575 11875 3585 11859 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 144DEG 7KT 3577 11860 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BSO