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WWUS46 KHNX 190309
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
709 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
CAZ318-320-322>331-191115-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T0600Z/
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 COARSEGOLD, OAKHURST, LAKE THOMAS EDISON,
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, SHAVER LAKE, AUBERRY, GRANT GROVE, DEVILS
POSTPILE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, HUNTINGTON LAKE, GIANT FOREST, HUME
LAKE, LODGEPOLE, JOHNSONDALE, FLORENCE LAKE, CAMP NELSON, NORTH
FORK, WAWONA, FISH CAMP, LAKE WISHON, CEDAR GROVE, AND BASS LAKE
709 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET.
UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 FEET OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. ALSO, 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED DOWN TO 3,000 FEET AND UP TO 3 INCHES DOWN
TO 2,000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BELOW 3,000 FEET
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
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.
CAZ333-334-336-191115-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
PIUTE WALKER BASIN-TEHACHAPI-FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARK
709 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6,000 FEET. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE
3,000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, PIUTE WALKER BASIN, AND
TEHACHAPI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BELOW 3,000 FEET
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE 4,000 FEET THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS FALLING AGAIN TO 2,500-3,000 FEET FRIDAY
MORNING.
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.
CAZ335-191115-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
GRAPEVINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAPEVINE AND LEBEC
709 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4
INCHES MAINLY ABOVE 3,500 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE
GRAPEVINE NEARING 1 INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GRAPEVINE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BELOW 3,000 FEET
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE 4,000 FEET THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS FALLING AGAIN TO 2,500-3,000 FEET FRIDAY
MORNING.
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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