Hazardous weather outlook

Hazardous weather outlook
National weather service san joaquin valley - hanford ca
1143 am pdt thu may 9 2013

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East central san joaquin valley-southeastern san joaquin valley-
Mariposa madera and fresno county foothills-
Tulare county foothills-
Sierra nevada from yosemite to kings canyon-
Tulare county mountains-
1143 am pdt thu may 9 2013

...Afternoon and evening thunderstorms possible...

This hazardous weather outlook is for the eastern san joaquin
Valley...Foothills and higher elevations of the southern sierra
Nevada.

.Day one...This afternoon and tonight

Isolated to scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms
Are expected. See the special weather statement /sfospshnx or
Wwus86 khnx/ for details.

.Days two through seven...Friday through wednesday

Thunderstorms possible over the crest of the sierra nevada.

.Spotter information statement...

Skywarn spotter activation is not anticipated.

Weather spotters are encouraged to report any significant or
Unusual conditions to the national weather service.

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From the Facebook page:

"This morning started off sunny, but we got quite the thunderstorm with hail this afternoon. (The Yosemite Village weather station recorded nearly two inches of rain in a half hour.) A good reminder: always be prepared for rapidly changing weather in the Sierra--during any time of the year."

The Los Angeles area is getting thunder and lightning too. Great for those with brontophilia.

Wow. Did they get snow up on Tioga Road?

I hope not. I have to drive out to Tioga Pass in the morning. From what I hear there is no snow on the road - or near it. Hopefully this storm won't bring any in. People will be beyond pissed off if they don't open the road on Saturday as planned.

But, you know, Mother Nature just loves to show us humans who is the boss.