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WWUS46 KHNX 122043
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
143 PM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
CAZ323-326>328-330-331-130600-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-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 SHAVER LAKE, DEVILS POSTPILE, HUNTINGTON
LAKE, JOHNSONDALE, LAKE WISHON, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, WAWONA, CEDAR
GROVE, GIANT FOREST, LODGEPOLE, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, AND FLORENCE
LAKE
143 PM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. LOW-END STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES AND
HIGH-END TOTAL OF 30 INCHES EXPECTED IN MADERA AND MARIPOSA
COUNTIES AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK AT AND ABOVE 7,000 FT. WINDS
GUSTING TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
CM
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