205  
WWUS46 KHNX 151047  
WSWHNX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA  
247 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
CAZ318-320-322>331-151915-  
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z/  
MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA-FRESNO-TULARE LOWER SIERRA-SOUTH END  
OF THE LOWER SIERRA-YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-YOSEMITE  
VALLEY-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANYON-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER-KAISER TO  
RODGERS RIDGE-KINGS CANYON NP-GRANT GROVE AREA-SEQUOIA NP-SOUTH  
END OF THE UPPER SIERRA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YOSEMITE VALLEY, NORTH FORK, LODGEPOLE,  
BASS LAKE, SHAVER LAKE, HUNTINGTON LAKE, HUME LAKE, GIANT FOREST,  
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, DEVILS POSTPILE, WAWONA,  
FISH CAMP, OAKHURST, GRANT GROVE, CEDAR GROVE, JOHNSONDALE, LAKE  
WISHON, FLORENCE LAKE, COARSEGOLD, CAMP NELSON, AND AUBERRY  
247 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  
10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE  
6,000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND 1 TO 2  
FEET DOWN TO 4,000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING  
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT 5,500 TO 6,000 FEET  
ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND LOWER TO 4,000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. LIGHT  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO 3,000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ333-334-336-151915-  
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z/  
PIUTE WALKER BASIN-TEHACHAPI-FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRAZIER PARK AND TEHACHAPI  
247 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  
10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, PIUTE WALKER BASIN, AND  
TEHACHAPI.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING  
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ335-151915-  
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0002.260217T0000Z-260219T1700Z/  
GRAPEVINE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBEC AND GRAPEVINE  
247 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW LEVELS FALLING BELOW TEJON PASS TUESDAY. LIGHT WET  
SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES. WINDS COULD  
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...GRAPEVINE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
EW  
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