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WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1251 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026
CAZ323-326>328-330-331-210400-
/O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.261021T1800Z-261022T1800Z/
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, DEVILS POSTPILE, GIANT
FOREST, JOHNSONDALE, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, SHAVER LAKE, FLORENCE LAKE,
LODGEPOLE, LAKE WISHON, LAKE THOMAS EDISON, WAWONA, AND CEDAR GROVE
1251 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 8,000 FEET FROM 11 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...THERE IS AN 80% CHANCE OF 4 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ALONG THE
TIOGA PASS AND HIGHWAY 120. THERE IS A 50-60% CHANCE FOR FOUR
INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ABOVE 8,000 FEET IN TULARE, MADERA, AND
FRESNO COUNTIES.
* WHERE...ABOVE 8,000 FEET IN THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT TRAFFIC ACROSS TIOGA
HIGHWAY/PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
MC
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