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WWUS46 KHNX 082150
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
250 PM PDT WED APR 8 2026
CAZ323-326>328-330-331-091000-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0003.260411T0000Z-260413T0600Z/
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 HUNTINGTON LAKE, SHAVER LAKE, FLORENCE
LAKE, GIANT FOREST, LODGEPOLE, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, WAWONA, CEDAR
GROVE, JOHNSONDALE, LAKE WISHON, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, AND DEVILS
POSTPILE
250 PM PDT WED APR 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 7000 FEET FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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 POSSIBLE AND MAY
MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
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.
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