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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
338 PM PDT Thu May 1 2025

CAZ334-338-012300-
Mojave Desert Slopes CA-Tehachapi CA-
338 PM PDT Thu May 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL KERN COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM PDT...

At 337 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles east of Tehachapi, or 32 miles north of Lancaster, moving west
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Kern
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 3525 11814 3512 11809 3506 11836 3522 11838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 073DEG 17KT 3516 11821

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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