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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2026, 5:29 PM PDT for Fresno County, Madera County, Merced County, California. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2026, 5:29 PM PDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2026, 6:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fresno County, CA, Madera County, CA, Merced County, CA
The radar
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 5:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 5:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 5:38 PM PDT | Tornado Warning | HNX | Fresno, Madera | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 6:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Fresno, Madera | 16 min |
| Apr 9, 6:24 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Madera, Merced | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 6:38 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 7:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 7:19 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 7:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 8:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 8:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 10:43 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | Kern | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 2:54 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 12:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 12:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 1:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 1:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 1:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 1:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 2:01 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 2:09 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HNX | Merced | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 2:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 2:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Fresno | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 2:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Fresno | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 2:39 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Fresno | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 2:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 2:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 3:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 3:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 3:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Merced | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 3:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Madera, Mariposa | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 4:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Mariposa | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 4:23 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | HNX | Tulare | 37 min |
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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.