Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Imperial, CA
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What you need to know
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- Imperial
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 418 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Calexico, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Calexico. This includes the following highways... CA Interstate 8...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 418 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Calexico, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Calexico. This includes the following highways... CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 45 and 47. CA Route 111 between mile markers 1 and 4. CA Route 98 between mile markers 31 and 41.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:19PM PDT until August 12 at 4:30PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 3:47PM PDT until August 12 at 4:30PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Phoenix AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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