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WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
852 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2025
CAZ323-326>331-140000-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.251013T1800Z-251016T0000Z/
YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-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 LODGEPOLE, JOHNSONDALE, DEVILS POSTPILE,
CEDAR GROVE, HUNTINGTON LAKE, WAWONA, FLORENCE LAKE, TUOLUMNE
MEADOWS, SHAVER LAKE, HUME LAKE, GIANT FOREST, LAKE THOMAS
EDISON, GRANT GROVE, AND LAKE WISHON
852 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WITH SNOW LEVELS 6,000 TO 7,000 FEET.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET, EXCEPT AROUND 3 FEET OVER
THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTES.
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 CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN
CONDITIONS. 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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