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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 11, 10:30 AM PST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1030 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006
.UPDATE...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW
A WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION AROUND A VORTICITY CENTER OFF THE COAST
OF MONTEREY COUNTY. THE VORTICITY HAS ABUNDANT COLD LOW LEVEL AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH IT...WITH A DEEP COLD CUMULUS FIELD EVIDENT ON
SATELLITE LOOPS. AS THE VORTICITY DROPS SOUTH...IT HAS BEEN
SPINNING THIS COLD AIR INTO THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA...
DROPPING SNOW LEVELS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE COASTAL RANGE /WITH
SPOTTERS REPORTING SNOW FALLING IN COALINGA/.
THE GOES WATER-VAPOR LOOP SHOWS MORE MOIST AIR OVER THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST...DROPPING DOWN THE BACK OF THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH.
THE 12Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF THE ALREADY HIGH SNOW
AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE FOOTHILLS /WHERE 10
INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT OAKHURST...AND 8 INCHES AT LUSH MEADOW NEAR
MARIPOSA/. THEREFORE...HAVE EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE KERN
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...UNTIL 06Z SUNDAY...AND HAVE ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...ALSO TO 06Z.
THE OTHER CONCERN THIS MORNING IS THE CONVECTIVE THREAT. THE 12
WS-ETA HAS SURFACE COMPUTED CAPES IN EXCESS OF 500 JOULES/KG OVER
NORTHERN MADERA...EASTERN MERCED AND WESTERN MARIPOSA COUNTIES AT
00Z SUNDAY...WITH SURFACE COMPUTED LIFTED INDEXES OF -2. 500-MB
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE -34 C DOWN TO THE FRESNO/MADERA
COUNTY LINE...AND -33 C FROM THERE SOUTH TO THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
SPC HAS THE REGION IN A GENERAL RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS...SO THE
MENTION OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON
LOOKS ON TRACK.
NOTE...IF ANY SNOW DOES FALL IN BAKERSFIELD TODAY...IT WILL SET A
RECORD FOR THE LATEST DATE FOR SNOW THERE. THE CURRENT LATEST DATE
FOR SNOW AT BAKERSFIELD IS MARCH 8TH...IN 1974. FOR FRESNO...SNOW
HAS FALLEN AS LATE AS MARCH 23RD...IN BOTH 1916 AND 1929.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...ABOUT AS UNUSUAL
A WEATHER SCENARIO AS IT GETS IN THESE PARTS THIS MORNING. AFTER A
DAY OF THUNDERSTORMS...SNOW IN UNUSUAL PLACES AND LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAIN...IT LOOKS LIKE A REPEAT PERFORMANCE TODAY. HANFORD AND
MONTEREY RADARS ARE SHOWING ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSNOW SHOWERS
MOVING INTO WESTERN MERCED COUNTY. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS
ALREADY PRODUCED SNOW DOWN TO NEAR SEA LEVEL AND UP TO SEVERAL
INCHES BELOW 1000 FEET. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THIS AREA MOVING TO
THE EAST AND IF IT HOLD TOGETHER...SOME INTERESTING WEATHER WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS ANOTHER VORTICITY CENTER MOVING SOUTHWARD OFF
THE OREGON COAST AND ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DONT PICK UP THIS FEATURE
VERY WELL...IT SHOULD ROTATE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL
NOT BE MAKING MANY CHANGES TO THE GRIDS THIS MORNING AS THEY DEPICT
THE COLD, UNSTABLE SITUATION RATHER WELL. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SIERRA
SO FAR ARE JUST MAKING WINTER STORM CRITERIA...BUT WITH THE NEXT
BAND OR TWO OF HEAVY SNOW BURSTS...ANOTHER 6-12 INCHES IS LIKELY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WILL LEAVE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IN
PLACE. OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...NOT TOO MUCH
HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, HOWEVER THE THREAT OF LOW ELEVATION SNOW REMAINS
FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S IN THE TEHACHAPI
VALLEY AND OVER THE DESERTS...THE MID 30S PREVAIL IN THE KERN COUNTY
SECTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WITH UPPER 30S IN THE INDIAN WELLS
VALLEY. MODELS CONTINUE TO PROG SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2500 FEET FOR
TODAY. THE SNOW LEVEL MAY ACTUALLY BE LOWER IN HEAVY...CONVECTIVE
SHOWERS AND JUST ABOUT ANY LOCATION COULD SEE BRIEF HEAVY SNOW.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET HOWEVER. FOR
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY, GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN IN THE NAM AND GFS MODEL
IN SLOWLY MOVING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH TO THE EAST. THE AREA DOES
REMAIN IN THE COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS THROUGH SUNDAY...THUS
ANOTHER DAY OF LOWEST ELEVATION RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SEEMS
PLAUSIBLE. BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THE FORECAST MODELS SHIFT THE
TROUGH EAST AND BRING A SHORT WAVE RIDGE TO THE AREA. THIS SHOULD
ALLOW FOR SOME WARMING AND A DRY DAY.
.LONG TERM...FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...STILL GOOD AGREEMENT
AMONG THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS REGARDING THE OVERALL PATTERN...THOUGH
THE USUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS. SHORT WAVE RIDGING SHIFTS EAST
OVER THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW PUSHES INTO THE
PACNW. MODELS VARY WITH TIMING AND AMPLITUDE BUT CONSENSUS IS TO
KEEP MAIN DYNAMICS AND BULK OF MOISTURE JUST NORTH OF OUR CWFA.
HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE DISTRICT MON
NIGHT...THEN SPREADING DOWN TO KERN COUNTY TUESDAY WITH HIGHEST
CHANCES REMAINING AROUND YOSEMITE. TROUGH AXIS SHOULD SHIFT EAST BY
EARLY WED MORNING. ANOTHER SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA FOLLOWS A SIMILAR TRACK AND IS POISED TO AFFECT THE AREA BY
THE END OF THE PERIOD. BUT MODELS SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE MORE
WITH THE ECMWF SPLITTING ENERGY DOWN TO SOCAL. WILL BE CONSERVATIVE
FOR NOW AND CONFINE LOW CHANCE POPS NORTH OF KERN COUNTY FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE THROUGH THE PERIOD BUT WILL
REMAIN A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR CEILINGS IN SCT SHRA IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WITH
LCL IFR CONDITIONS. ISOLD TSRAGS 21Z THRU 02Z. CEILINGS WILL RESULT
IN MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND IFR CONDITIONS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
MOUNTAINS. FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO TAFS FOR
KMCE...KFAT AND KBFL.
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH OF KERN COUNTY THROUGH
10 PM THIS EVENING.
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/
SANGER/DUDLEY/DCHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006 CAZ096-097-121300- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX... SFOWSWHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ093-094-098-099-121300- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... AND THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ095-121300- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THE SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX...SFOWSWHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ089>092-121300- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 500 AM PST SAT MAR 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. MORSE
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved from the Shafter area at 1340 PST and impacted the Meadows Field Airport by 1414 PST with large hail. Another thunderstorm indicated by radar developed in the vicinity of Lamont at 1653 PST and moved southeast to the Arvin area before dissipating on the 11th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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