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WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
146 PM PST TUE FEB 4 2025
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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 WAWONA, LAKE WISHON, SHAVER LAKE, CEDAR
GROVE, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, FLORENCE LAKE, JOHNSONDALE, LODGEPOLE,
GIANT FOREST, HUNTINGTON LAKE, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, AND DEVILS
POSTPILE
146 PM PST TUE FEB 4 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 65 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED ABOVE 8,000
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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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