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Flood — Fresno, CA

Jun 6, 1998

Fresno and neighboring counties of Kings and Tulare received widespread convective activity during the late afternoon and early evening of Saturday, June 6th. Unofficial reports of golfball sized hail occurred in the Tulare County town of Dinuba. The damage in Fresno County occurred in the west toward Kerman and areas around Orange Cove and Reedley southeast of Fresno City. Moderate to heavy hail damaged trees, vines, and tomatoes by stripping off fruit and foilage. Vegetable plants were dama

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5636251). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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