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WWUS46 KHNX 091752
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1052 AM PDT THU APR 9 2026
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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 FLORENCE LAKE, GIANT FOREST, TUOLUMNE
MEADOWS, WAWONA, JOHNSONDALE, LODGEPOLE, DEVILS POSTPILE, CEDAR
GROVE, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, SHAVER LAKE, LAKE WISHON, AND
HUNTINGTON LAKE
1052 AM PDT THU APR 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7,000 FT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. LOW-END STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES AND
HIGH-END TOTAL OF 24 INCHES EXPECTED IN MADERA AND MARIPOSA
COUNTIES AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 7,000 FT. WINDS GUSTING
TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER.
* WHERE...SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7,000 FT.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
AC
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