Winter storm warning
Urgent - winter weather message
National weather service hanford ca
142 pm pdt tue mar 22 2011
...Another pacific storm system to impact the central california
Interior...
.The next winter like storm system will move across the area late
Tonight through wednesday night. Heavy snow can be expected above
The 4000 foot elevation. Another storm will reach the area
Thursday afternoon.
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Sierra nevada from yosemite to kings canyon-
142 pm pdt tue mar 22 2011
...Winter storm warning in effect from midnight tonight to 5 am
Pdt friday...
The national weather service in hanford has issued a winter storm
Warning for heavy snow and strong winds...Which is in effect from
Midnight tonight to 5 am pdt friday...For the southern sierra
Nevada from yosemite to kings canyon. The winter storm watch is no
Longer in effect.
* snow accumulations: from 12 to 18 inches above 4000 feet and
Up to 3 feet above 7000 feet.
* snow level: 4500 feet tonight...Lowering to 3500 feet thursday
Morning...Then rising to around 4000 feet.
* timing: moderate to heavy snow developing late tonight through
Late wednesday night. Snow will diminish thursday
Morning...Then increase in intensity thursday afternoon and
Overnight.
* locations include: shaver lake...Yosemite valley...Huntington
Lake...Tuolumne meadows.
* winds: gusts up to 60 mph over the higher elevations.
* impacts: snow covered roads will create hazardous driving
Conditions and possible road closures.
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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