Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 21 at 4:30PM PDT until April 21 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 21, 2026 - 4:30pm
Expires:
April 21, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRHNX
The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Madera County in central California...
Central Fresno County in central California...
* Until 500 PM PDT.
* At 430 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fresno,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fresno, Clovis, Friant, and Millerton Lake.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Fresno, CA; Madera, CA
Forcast Office:
NWS Hanford CA
Sender: