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WWUS46 KHNX 240513
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
913 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
CAZ323-241915-
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YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUOLUMNE MEADOWS AND WAWONA
913 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. 5 TO 8 FEET OF
ACCUMULATION.
* WHERE...ABOVE 6000 FEET. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ABOVE YOSEMITE
VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW LOAD ON ROOFS.
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER
LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS
AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7,000 TO 8,000 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AND LOWERING TO 6,000 FEET BY CHRISTMAS DAY.
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.
CAZ326>331-241915-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-251227T0600Z/
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 GRANT GROVE, LAKE WISHON, HUME LAKE, LAKE
THOMAS EDISON, SHAVER LAKE, LODGEPOLE, DEVILS POSTPILE, CEDAR
GROVE, HUNTINGTON LAKE, FLORENCE LAKE, GIANT FOREST, AND
JOHNSONDALE
913 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. 4 TO 7 FEET OF
ACCUMULATION.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW LOAD ON ROOFS.
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER
LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS
AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7,000 TO 8,000 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING, LOWERING TO 6,000 FEET BY CHRISTMAS DAY.
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.
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