Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
204 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2015
CAZ071-082130-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA – 204 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2015
…STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING WESTWOOD…
* AT 202 PM PDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF WESTWOOD…OR 14 MILES EAST OF CHESTER… MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
* DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HAIL MAY COVER THE ROADWAY INCLUDING ON HIGHWAY 36 WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SLICK ROADS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ISÂ POSSIBLE IN LOW SPOTS AND STEEP TERRAIN. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.
* FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING. GET OFF AREA LAKES IMMEDIATELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… WESTWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DURING A THUNDERSTORM…SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A
VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE.
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