Update: Pea-Sized Hail Expected with Thunderstorms to Hit Yosemite Friday

Update: Be ready for pea-sized hail with thunderstorms in Yosemite Thursday

Yosemite, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Madera Foothills and Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra were placed under an updated report for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:29 p.m. The alert is in effect until 9 p.m. The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At 8:29 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Bootjack, or 16 miles west of Yosemite South Entrance, moving northeast at 30 mph,” states t…

Update: Pea-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Yosemite Friday

Yosemite, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Madera Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra and Upper San Joaquin River are under an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Friday at midnight. The alert is in effect until 12:30 a.m. The storms may bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At midnight, Doppler radar tracked a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Yosemite National, or 15 miles north of Yosemite South En…