National Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch expanding from Kern County in Southern California, north through Fresno and further north along Highway 99 into the Mariposa zones, effective today, March 11, 2023 during the afternoon through evening hours.
A strong 100+ kt upper-level jet stream over the area this afternoon and evening will work with strong lifting coming out of the west. Low-topped supercells are expected to form as a result, some with tops over 25-30kft. This will be forming along mostly Highway 99 between Kern County and up through near Mariposa.
Fresno County, including the city of Fresno proper will be in the center of the dynamics, where I think the worst of the cells will move through. Dynamics again will stretch into parts of Kern County, which is in the Southern California Weather Force jurisdiction.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to form with hail, gusty winds, and if the wording supports it … funnel clouds / tornado …
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