Special Weather Statement
From the National Weather Service
| STARTED: | Friday, March 1 @ 2:50 p.m. |
| ENDED: | Friday, March 1 @ 3:15 p.m. |
| SEVERITY: | Moderate |
| URGENCY: | Expected |
| AREAS: | Coastal Del Norte; Del Norte Interior; Northern Humboldt Coast; Southwestern Humboldt; Northern Humboldt Interior; Southern Humboldt Interior |
INSTRUCTIONS
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
DESCRIPTION
At 248 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 23 miles west-southwest of Orick to 15 miles northwest of Petrolia. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include… Eureka, Arcata, Crescent City, Klamath, Orick, Jedediah Smith State Park, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Honeydew, Jack McNamera Field, Fortuna, Rio Dell, Trinidad, Bertsch-Oceanview, McKinleyville, Maple Creek, Carlotta, Westhaven-Moonstone, Scotia, Gasquet, and Pepperwood.
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