Update: Pea-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Yosemite Monday – wind gusts reaching 40 mph

Update: Pea-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Yosemite Monday – wind gusts reaching 40 mph

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 Monday at 5:55 p.m. The alert is in effect until 6:30 p.m. Look for pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. “At 5:55 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Yosemite South Entrance, moving northwest at 15 mph,” states the NWS Hanfo…