Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
720 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010
CAZ096-097-041100-
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/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0009.100405T0000Z-100405T1900Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
720 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO NOON PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO NOON PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 24 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
QUICKLY SOUTH DURING THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
DURING THE NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY MID DAY MONDAY. A FEW
RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS AND MARIPOSA GROVE IN
YOSEMITE PARK...GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA
PARK...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON...CAMP NELSON.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AT
TIMES. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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BINGHAM