2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.
2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Reports by Merced County Sheriff indicated perhaps two different funnels between 1730 and 1748 PST at Dos Palos on the Merced/Fresno County Line.
Funnel cloud reported by Merced County Sheriff in addition to lightning activity with a thunderstorm. This storm eventually moved southeastward and prompted issuance of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwest Fresno County just a few miles to the southeast.
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