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WWUS46 KHNX 191053
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
253 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
CAZ318-320-322>331-191900-
/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 CEDAR GROVE, BASS LAKE, COARSEGOLD, LAKE
WISHON, GIANT FOREST, CAMP NELSON, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, DEVILS
POSTPILE, JOHNSONDALE, AUBERRY, HUNTINGTON LAKE, HUME LAKE, NORTH
FORK, FISH CAMP, YOSEMITE VALLEY, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, FLORENCE
LAKE, SHAVER LAKE, WAWONA, GRANT GROVE, OAKHURST, AND LODGEPOLE
253 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* 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...SIERRA NEVADA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2,000 TO 2,500 FEET THIS
MORNING, 3,000 TO 4,000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON, AND LOWERING BACK TO
2,000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
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.
CAZ333-334-336-191900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
PIUTE WALKER BASIN-TEHACHAPI-FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRAZIER PARK AND TEHACHAPI
253 AM PST THU FEB 19 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 THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BELOW 3,000 FEET
THROUGH THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE 4,000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVELS FALLING AGAIN THIS EVENING TO 2,000 FEET.
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.
CAZ335-191900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
GRAPEVINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAPEVINE AND LEBEC
253 AM PST THU FEB 19 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 THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BELOW 3,000 FEET
THROUGH THIS MORNING, THEN RISING ABOVE 4,000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVELS FALLING AGAIN THIS EVENING TO AROUND 2,000 FEET.
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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