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WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
437 AM PST MON FEB 3 2025
CAZ323-326>328-330-331-032200-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0002.250203T2100Z-250205T1800Z/
YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER-KAISER
TO RODGERS RIDGE-KINGS CANYON NP-SEQUOIA NP-SOUTH END OF THE
UPPER SIERRA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDAR GROVE, JOHNSONDALE, LAKE WISHON,
HUNTINGTON LAKE, WAWONA, GIANT FOREST, LODGEPOLE, LAKE THOMAS
EDISON, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, SHAVER LAKE, DEVILS POSTPILE, AND
FLORENCE LAKE
437 AM PST MON FEB 3 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
FEET WITH UP TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNT ABOVE 8000 FEET IN
ELEVATION.
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.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
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