[pct-l] Hazardous Weather Advisory for Southern Sierra

[Monty Tam]

Asabat and Mr Bulk
I'm at K Meadows right now with LOTS of other hikers.  We appreciate
you sending us the weather reports.

Warner Springs Monty

On 6/5/09, The Incredible Bulk <ki6asp at gmail.com> wrote:
> From the NWS...
>
> ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
> JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE FOOTHILLS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
>
> SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
> AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING. THESE
> THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...AND
> WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE
> MARIPOSA...COARSEGOLD AND LAKE ISABELLA AREAS...AND INTO THE
> HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI
> MOUNTAINS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
> HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
> AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
>
> IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE.
> REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK FROM
> LIGHTNING.
>
> --
> Tom KI6ASP
> The Incredible Bulk
> pctaddict.blogspot.com
>