Active AlertsYosemite Park, CA

The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Madera County in central California Eastern Merced County in central California Western Fresno County in central California Until 415 PM PDT. At 342 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Firebaugh, or 16 miles west of Madera, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Madera, Chowchilla, Firebaugh, and Madera Acres.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.