Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1043 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

CAZ016-066-068-121830-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley CA-
Central Sacramento Valley CA-Western Plumas County/Lassen Park CA-
1043 AM PDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PLUMAS...
NORTHEASTERN TEHAMA...NORTH CENTRAL BUTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHASTA
COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM PDT...

At 1043 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Stirling City, or 9 miles north of Pulga, moving
north at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Paradise, Chester, Pulga, Prattville, Lake Almanor Country Club,
Stirling City, Storrie, Lake Almanor Peninsula, Butte Meadows, Lake
Almanor, Concow, Mill Creek, Lake Almanor West, Lovelock, Almanor,
Tobin, Belden, and Magalia.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3965 12145 3970 12162 4045 12149 4038 12106
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 194DEG 52KT 3994 12143

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

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