Besides the frost and wind during early April, very active thunderstorms moved through the Fresno, Kings, and Tulare County areas early on the evening of April 8th. Hail up to 1-inch was reported in northeast Hanford with crop damage north and east of town.
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Besides the frost and wind during early April, very active thunderstorms moved through the Fresno, Kings, and Tulare County areas early on the evening of April 8th. Hail up to 1-inch was reported in northeast Hanford with crop damage north and east of town. Besides the hail near Porterville, Visalia had 3/4-inch hail by 2025 PDT. Even smaller hail on intolerant crops in Fresno County brought damage to area agriculture. Fresno County assessed a loss of $15.65M, Kings $3.39M, and Tulare $6.0M due to hail during this time period.
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 2 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:53 UTC.
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail damage to young vines, stone fruit, and deciduous crops.
Hail damage to young vines, stone fruit, and deciduous crops. From the Tulare County Ag Commissioner some damage was reported in the vicinity of Porterville.
Hail damage to young vines, stone fruit, and deciduous crops.
Hail damage to young vines, strone fruit, and decidiuous crops. This particular damage band was reported between Goshen/Caldwell ESE through Visalia toward Exeter in Tulare County.
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