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WWUS46 KHNX 212044
WSWHNX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
144 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
CAZ323-326>328-330-331-220500-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-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 FLORENCE LAKE, LAKE WISHON, DEVILS POSTPILE,
LAKE THOMAS EDISON, LODGEPOLE, HUNTINGTON LAKE, WAWONA, SHAVER LAKE,
GIANT FOREST, CEDAR GROVE, JOHNSONDALE, AND TUOLUMNE MEADOWS
144 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...THERE IS AN 70% CHANCE OF 4 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ALONG THE
TIOGA PASS AND HIGHWAY 120. THERE IS A 60-80% 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...UNTIL 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.
JPK
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