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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
655 AM PDT Sat May 3 2025
 

CAZ323-326-031430-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley CA-Upper San Joaquin River CA-
655 AM PDT Sat May 3 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MARIPOSA...SOUTHEASTERN
TUOLUMNE AND NORTHEASTERN MADERA COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM PDT...

At 654 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles southwest of June Lake, moving north at 15 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...
Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Tuolumne High Sierra Camp, Tuolumne
Meadows, Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center, Tuolumne Meadows
Campground, and Merced Lake Ranger Station.

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 3789 11920 3785 11922 3784 11920 3782 11922
      3780 11920 3774 11927 3771 11922 3774 11919
      3773 11916 3760 11924 3762 11939 3792 11941
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 190DEG 15KT 3769 11930 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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