Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2010, 1:39 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 17, 2010, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2010, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2010, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2010, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
666 WWUS46 KHNX 162139 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 139 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-170600- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0022.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0021.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 139 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE..THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES DURING THIS SERIES OF STORMS...RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 6000 FEET TO 8000 FEET... DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DCH WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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392 WWUS46 KHNX 162143 CCA WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 142 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-170615- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0022.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ /O.COR.KHNX.WS.W.0021.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 142 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES DURING THIS SERIES OF STORMS...RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 6000 FEET TO 8000 FEET... DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DCH WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
745 WWUS46 KHNX 170552 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 952 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-171400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 952 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES DURING THIS SERIES OF STORMS...RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 6000 FEET TO 8000 FEET... DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
147 WWUS46 KHNX 171358 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 558 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-172200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 558 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES DURING THIS SERIES OF STORMS...RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 6000 FEET TO 8000 FEET... DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DS WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
286 WWUS46 KHNX 171738 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 938 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-180145- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 938 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DURFEE WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
067 WWUS46 KHNX 180133 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 533 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-181145- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 533 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ MV WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
291 WWUS46 KHNX 181130 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 330 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-181930- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 330 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ MOLINA WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
598 WWUS46 KHNX 181922 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1122 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-190330- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1122 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
348 WWUS46 KHNX 190322 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 722 PM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ096-097-191130- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 722 PM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ MV WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
215 WWUS46 KHNX 191113 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 313 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 CAZ096-097-191915- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 313 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
693 WWUS46 KHNX 191854 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1054 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 CAZ096-097-200300- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1054 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7000 FEET AND 8000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN LOWER MONDAY TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET IN AND NEAR YOSEMITE...TO 6000 FEET IN SEQUOIA PARK...TO 7000 FEET NEAR THE KERN COUNTY LINE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
401 WWUS46 KHNX 200309 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 709 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 CAZ096-097-201200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 709 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7000 FEET AND 8000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN LOWER MONDAY TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET IN AND NEAR YOSEMITE...TO 6000 FEET IN SEQUOIA PARK...TO 7000 FEET NEAR THE KERN COUNTY LINE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
725 WWUS46 KHNX 201059 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 259 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 CAZ096-097-201900- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 259 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW UP TO 1 FT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7000 FEET AND 8000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN LOWER MONDAY TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET IN AND NEAR YOSEMITE...TO 6000 FEET IN SEQUOIA PARK...TO 7000 FEET NEAR THE KERN COUNTY LINE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TUOLUMNE MEADOWS IN YOSEMITE PARK... HUNTINGTON LAKE...LODGEPOLE IN SEQUOIA PARK...CAMP NELSON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ TLM/JDB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
799 WWUS46 KHNX 201830 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1030 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 CAZ096-097-210000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1030 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW UP TO 1 FT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ CAZ095-210230- /O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0022.101220T1830Z-101221T1400Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1030 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A VERY MOIST STORM SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...ALPINE FOREST...FRAZIER PARK * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE FRAZIER PARK MOUNTAIN ROAD...CUDDY VALLEY ROAD AND ROAD IN AND NEAR BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
312 WWUS46 KHNX 202210 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 210 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 CAZ097-210600- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 210 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW UP TO 1 FT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ CAZ096-210000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 210 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW UP TO 1 FT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ CAZ095-210600- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101221T1400Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 210 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A VERY MOIST STORM SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO9 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB... ALPINE FOREST...AND FRAZIER PARK. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE FRAZIER PARK MOUNTAIN ROAD...CUDDY VALLEY ROAD AND ROAD IN AND NEAR BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BSO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
775 WWUS46 KHNX 210019 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 419 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 CAZ096-210130- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 419 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. THE STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS NOW TAPERING OFF OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ097-210600- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 419 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW UP TO 1 FT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE LIKELY. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. && $$ CAZ095-210600- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101221T1400Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 419 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A VERY MOIST STORM SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO9 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE FRAZIER PARK MOUNTAIN ROAD...CUDDY VALLEY ROAD AND ROAD IN AND NEAR BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
620 WWUS46 KHNX 210623 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1023 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 CAZ097-211400- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KHNX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101221T1400Z/ TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1023 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE * IMPACTS: TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ095-211400- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101221T1400Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1023 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS A VERY MOIST STORM SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB... ALPINE FOREST...AND FRAZIER PARK. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG ROADWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE FRAZIER PARK MOUNTAIN ROAD...CUDDY VALLEY ROAD AND ROADS IN AND NEAR BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 16, 9:19 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 9:19 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 919 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BY FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE BRINGING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVY RAIN AND VERY HEAVY HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW EXPECTED AT TIMES. && .DISCUSSION...DENSE FOG CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING BUT EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BEGIN TO IMPROVE SHORTLY. SHOULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE LAST DRY DAY EXPECTED FOR A WHILE. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL START TO PUSH INTO THE COAST OVERNIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN REACHING THE COAST RANGE AND POSSIBLY EVEN A LITTLE INTO THE VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO CHANGES TO THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE AT THIS TIME. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 458 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010/ DISCUSSION... A PASSING SHORTWAVE IMPULSE IS PRODUCING CLOUDINESS AND SOME PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE CLOUDS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THINNED OUT ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOG DEVELOPMENT IN THE VALLEY TO SPREAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BAKERSFIELD DURING THE NIGHT. THE FOG HAS BECOME LOCALLY DENSE IN SOME AREAS THIS MORNING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL INCOMING CLOUD COVER COULD HELP TO DISRUPT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT. THE PRECIPITATION WITH THE PASSING SHORTWAVE IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK MAINLY SOUTH OF OUR AREA...GIVING INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA A BRIEF BREAK FROM WET WEATHER. MODELS ARE STILL ON TRACK WITH A WET PATTERN DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES TRACK ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE FIRST OF THE DISTURBANCES IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A GOOD FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TO THE DISTRICT OVER THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...OCCASIONALLY DIPPING AS LOW AS 6000 FEET. THE DEVELOPING PATTERN HAS PROMPTED A WINTER STORM WATCH BEGINNING FRIDAY. WITH THE EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED...A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR THE REGION. THERE IS SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE GFS SUGGESTS SOME DRYING BENEATH A BUILDING RIDGE. FOR NOW THE FORECAST JUST MAINTAINS PERSISTENCE FOR THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD RUN PRETTY CLOSE TO CLIMO THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...OVERNIGHT LOWS STAYING A FEW TO SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION. && .AVIATION... IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION...MAINLY OVER THE FOOTHILLS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 20Z TODAY. WHILE MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION MAY CONTINUE BEYOND 20Z...VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING TO MVFR CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AFTER 04Z FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR THE CAZ096-097. && PUBLIC...DCH/JEB AVN/FW...MOLINA SYNOPSIS...PJ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 4:29 AM PST, 9 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 429 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 CAZ089>095-098-099-171230- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 429 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY WET WEATHER AHEAD... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR EXCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RAIN WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...SFOESFHNX...WMO HEADER FGUS76 KHNX...FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OVER THE WEEKEND. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ096-097-171230- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 429 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL DRIVE CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BEGINNING FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET IS LIKELY. PLEASE SEE SFOWSWHNX...WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BSO
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Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Dec 15, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 21 hr |
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