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WWUS46 KHNX 210738
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1238 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
CAZ323-326>328-330-211800-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0005.260421T0900Z-260423T0000Z/
YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY-UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER-KAISER
TO RODGERS RIDGE-KINGS CANYON NP-SEQUOIA NP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LODGEPOLE, FLORENCE LAKE, CEDAR GROVE,
GIANT FOREST, LAKE WISHON, DEVILS POSTPILE, HUNTINGTON LAKE,
WAWONA, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, AND SHAVER LAKE
1238 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES
ABOVE 7,000 FEET, WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KAISER TO RODGERS RIDGE, KINGS CANYON NP, SEQUOIA NP,
UPPER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, AND YOSEMITE NP OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
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.
CMOLINA
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