1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 5, 12:44 PM PST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 144 PM PDT FRI AUG 5 2005 .SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... SATELLITE PICTURES SHOWS LOTS OF CONVECTIVE CLOUDS OVER THE SIERRA WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES OVER THE VALLEY. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED EARLY IN THE DAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA AND IN THE MOJAVE DESERT BUT JUST EAST OF RIDGECREST. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS SHOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE MOJAVE DESERT INTO EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT DO NOT THINK THE RISK WILL COMPLETELY END. WITH THE UNSTABLE MONSOON AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION ANY SURFACE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OR MINOR UPPER DISTURBANCE COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS FORMING. THE ETA MODEL PROGS MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA SATURDAY WITH CAPE VALUES OF 200-400J/KG. THE THREAT OF THUNDER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SE WIND FLOW AND MONSOONAL MOISTURE. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SLIGHT SE TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION MONDAY BUT DO NOT SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT COOLING AND IN THE SHORT TERM EXPECT SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MV .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH THE GFS AS OF LATE HAS BEEN ADVERTISING A DISTINCT COOLING TREND FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD, STILL PREFER TO HOLD A WARMER BIAS GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE DISTRICT. THIS SYNOPTIC PATTERN FAVORS A CONTINUATION OF MOISTURE FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND HAVE THUS EXTENDED SLIGHT CHANCE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT POPS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ENOUGH INDICATION THAT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL FINALLY SHIFT EAST BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK, LEADING TO A SLIGHT DROP IN TEMPERATURES. STILL UP FOR DEBATE WHETHER FRESNO WILL END ITS RUN OF 100+ DEGREE DAYS...WHICH AS OF YESTERDAY STOOD AT 13 CONSECUTIVE AND 26 TOTAL SINCE JULY 1. BURGER && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z SUNDAY. REFER TO TAFS AT KMCE...KFAT...AND KBFL FOR DETAILS. BURGER && .HNX...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH (SEE SFOFFAHNX). && WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Locally heavy rain occurred due to late afternoon thunderstorm activity in the Kern Deserts. Localized flooding was reported just east of Highway 14 on Redrock-Randsburg Road in the Cantil area.
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