Thunderstorms, lightning reported around Visalia as storm hits
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement to portions of Tulare and Kings counties Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as rain continued to pour over areas of the San Joaquin Valley.
Traver, Goshen and Lemoore may see up to 30 mph winds as well as pea-sized hail, according to the warning. Portions of Tulare and Visalia may also be impacted by the storm.
“The stronger cells were crossing the north sectors of Kings County and Visalia,” a tweet from the National Weather Service Hanford reads. “Watch for lightning, brief heavy rain and gusty wind.”
Storms moving across the south valley. The stronger cells were crossing the north sectors of Kings County and Visalia. Watch for lightning, brief heavy rain and gusty wind. pic.twitter.com/jqFrTA67mE
— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) December 7, 2022
Multiple thunderstorms were reported along the west side of the Valley Tuesday night.
“Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Home Garden, or east of Hanford, moving north at 10 mph,” the national weather service website reported at 7:18 p.m.
Tulare County was also impacted by rain over the weekend as some areas in Visalia reported between .50 to .75 inches of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, leaving some areas of town briefly inaccessible and rural parts flooded.
There is still the possibility of rain over the weekend, mostly on Sunday before 10 a.m.
Five-day forecast
Today: Widespread haze before 10 a.m. as well as widespread fog, mainly before 7 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56 degrees and calm wind. Widespread haze after midnight. Patchy fog after 10 p.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 37 degrees and calm wind.
Thursday: Widespread haze before 9 a.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55 degrees and calm wind. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38 degrees.
Friday: Partly sunny with a high near 56 degrees and calm wind. A 30% chance of rain after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40 degrees and calm wind.
Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Rain is likely Saturday night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44 degrees.
Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. There is a 30% chance of rain Sunday night with a low around 37 degrees.
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Thunderstorms and lightning reported around Visalia Tuesday night
