July 29, 2021 - 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
152 PM PDT THU JUL 29 2021

CAZ192-292130-
CENTRAL SIERRA CA-
152 PM PDT THU JUL 29 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MARIPOSA...
SOUTHEASTERN TUOLUMNE AND NORTHEASTERN MADERA COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
PDT...

AT 150 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTHEAST OF YOSEMITE VALLEY, OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF YOSEMITE
SOUTH ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
YOSEMITE VALLEY, MERCED LAKE HIGH SIERRA CAMP, SUNRISE HIGH SIERRA
CAMP, LITTLE YOSEMITE VALLEY CAMPGROUND, GREEN MTN, MERCED LAKE
RANGER STATION, MORRAINE DOME CAMPGROUND, NORTH PINES CAMPGROUND,
CAMP 4 CAMPGROUND, BUCK CAMP RANGER STATION, SNOW FLAT, YOSEMITE
GLACIER POINT, VOGELSANG HIGH SIERRA CAMP, OSTRANDER LAKE, LITTLE
YOSEMITE VALLEY RANGER STATION, YOSEMITE VALLEY VISTOR CENTER, LOWER
PINES CAMPGROUND, UPPER PINES CAMPGROUND AND TENAYA LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED F

Source: NWS