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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
817 PM PDT Thu Apr 4 2024
 

CAZ512-513-529-530-050345-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast CA-
Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose CA-Santa Cruz Mountains CA-
Northern Monterey Bay CA-
817 PM PDT Thu Apr 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ...SOUTH
CENTRAL SANTA CLARA...NORTHWESTERN SAN BENITO AND NORTHWESTERN
MONTEREY COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM PDT...

At 816 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 
training over Amesti, or over Corralitos, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Watsonville, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Corralitos, Aptos, Brown Valley
Road, Freedom, Rio Del Mar, Amesti, Interlaken, Aptos Hills-Larkin
Valley, Pajaro, Aptos Hills-Larkin, Las Lomas, Aromas, San Martin,
and Day Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Storms will be capable of producing large quantities of accumulating
hail, which can make for slick and hazardous driving conditions. Slow
down, and use caution if driving.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3694 12187 3698 12191 3717 12165 3695 12151
      3691 12156 3690 12156 3689 12158 3690 12159
      3690 12161 3691 12163 3689 12164 3688 12164
      3683 12180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 245DEG 16KT 3698 12177 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Kennedy