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Special Weather Statement, NWS San Diego, CA

March 12, 2021Orange County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this special weather statement at Mar 12, 2021, 4:54 PM PST for Orange County, California. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2021, 4:54 PM PST (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2021, 5:30 PM PST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

County Orange County, CA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 12, 1:57 PM PST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 1:57 PM PST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 12, 12:01 PM PST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1201 PM PST Fri Mar 12 2021

CAZ048-050-057-122045-
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire CA-
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills CA-
San Diego County Inland Valleys CA-
1201 PM PST Fri Mar 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RIVERSIDE AND NORTH CENTRAL SAN
DIEGO COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM PST...

At 1159 AM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Fallbrook. This storm was moving slowly
southeast.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Other showers developing through the afternoon may also produce
small hail, gusty winds, and heavy downpours, in the Santa Ana
Mountains and the inland valleys.

Locations impacted include...
Temecula, Fallbrook, eastern Camp Pendleton, Murrieta, Camp Pendleton
North, Santa Rosa Plateau, Rainbow, De Luz, Pechanga Indian
Reservation and Bonsall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 11740 3358 11731 3352 11703 3327 11716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 294DEG 4KT 3347 11728

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Local storm report, Mar 12, 4:27 PM PST, 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 12, 4:54 PM PST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 5:06 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside2 hr
Mar 13, 1:01 PM PSTGale WatchSGX13 hr
Mar 13, 1:55 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego12 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in California, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.