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Flash Flood — San Joaquin, CA

May 19, 2019

An unusually cold storm for the season brought significant travel problems to the mountains. Strong thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail and heavy rain caused for slippery roads and local flooding in the northern San Joaquin Valley. These thunderstorms also produced multiple funnel clouds. Accumulating small hail was also observed on Interstate 5 south of Anderson, CA.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 828545). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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