Expires:202103152045;Remove:202103152045;543942 WWUS86 KHNX 152003 SPSHNX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA 103 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021 CAZ181-152045- Merced and Madera CA- 103 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARIPOSA AND NORTHEASTERN MERCED COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM PDT... At 103 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Merced, moving southeast at 15 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Merced, Planada and Le Grand. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Large amounts of small hail may fall with this storm. Hail accumulating along roadways can make travel hazardous. && LAT...LON 3733 12053 3752 12041 3732 12003 3717 12031 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 312DEG 12KT 3740 12039 $$ DS