Special Weather Statement

Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to K (California)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
300 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009
CAZ089>099-212200-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
300 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL BRING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
THIS WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...AND THE KERN
COUNTY DESERTS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS MAY DRIFT OVER
THE FOOTHILLS AND INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTH END.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ROAD
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE OR BELOW
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...THE STORM IS
CLOSE ENOUGH THAT YOU ARE AT RISK FROM LIGHTNING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
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SANGER
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD