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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
254 PM PST Sat Jan 3 2026
 
CAZ017-067-032330-
Southern Sacramento Valley CA-Motherlode CA-
254 PM PST Sat Jan 3 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN EL DORADO AND
SOUTHWESTERN PLACER COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM PST...

At 252 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pilot Hill, or 7 miles southeast of Auburn, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Garden Valley, Greenwood, Georgetown, and Pilot Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3876 12100 3881 12106 3900 12094 3889 12074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 221DEG 23KT 3881 12099 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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