Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:05 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 8:44 AM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WWUS46 KHNX 241105 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY. CAZ096-097-241915- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-093>095-241915- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 305 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...COARSEGOLD...THREE RIVERS...COASTAL PASSES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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866 WWUS46 KHNX 241912 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY. CAZ096-097-250000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-093>095-250000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1112 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
880 WWUS46 KHNX 250022 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY. CAZ093>095-251200- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ096-097-251200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ089-091-251200- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ098-099-251200- /O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 422 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. * TIMING: LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
471 WWUS46 KHNX 251120 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY. CAZ096-097-251930- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ093>095-251930- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY VALLEY...TEHACHAPI PASS...THE GRAPEVINE. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ098-099-251930- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-251930- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110225T2100Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 320 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
312 WWUS46 KHNX 260328 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM IMPACTING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SOUTH...AND WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY. CAZ096-097-261130- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ093>095-261130- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ098-099-261130- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.110226T0800Z-110227T0000Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-261130- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 728 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 152 THROUGH PACHECO PASS...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAYS 198...41...46...33 AND 58. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
161 WWUS46 KHNX 261115 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...COLD WINTER STORM IMPACTING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... A COLD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. CAZ096-097-261800- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ093>095-261800- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... 2 TO 6 INCHES FROM 1500 TO 3000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL...AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA...SPRINGVILLE... MARIPOSA...OAKHURST * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ098-099-261800- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ089-091-261800- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 315 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE FOOTHILLS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE PASSES. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BSO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
727 WWUS46 KHNX 261644 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 CAZ093>097-261745- /O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. $$ CAZ089-091-261745- /O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY STILL OCCUR TODAY OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS...BUT THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ CAZ098-099-261745- /O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 844 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. $$ BINGHAM 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 Feb 24, 3:00 AM PST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:00 AM PST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 300 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS... UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN FRIDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DIGS SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA...WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS INTO THE WEEKEND. SNOW COULD FALL IN THE FOOTHILLS BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH BRINGS COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. && .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WEDNESDAY WERE IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S...RANGING FROM 57 AT THE MADERA AND PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS AND MERCED REGIONAL AIRPORT...TO 64 DEGREES AT WASCO. THE LATTER ALSO WAS THE WARMEST SPOT IN THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO DROP SLOWLY SOUTH OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST TODAY...REACHING THE OREGON/WASHINGTON LINE BY 00Z FRIDAY /1600 PST TODAY/...AND TO OFF CAPE MENDOCINO BY 00Z SATURDAY /1600 PST FRIDAY/. THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY... THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY 18Z /1000 PST/ SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE HANFORD WARNING/ FORECAST AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING...THEN OVER MUCH OF MERCED AND MARIPOSA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SPREADING SOUTH OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE 21Z RFC QPF GUIDANCE THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY /1600 PST SATURDAY/ CALLS FOR STORM TOTALS OF 0.51 INCH AT FRESNO...1.85 INCH AT YOSEMITE VALLEY...AND 1.44 INCH AT GIANT FOREST. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE VERY COLD AIRMASS THAT THE MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT. BY 12Z /0400 PST/ SATURDAY...925-MB TEMPERATURES FALL TO -1 C AT LEAST AS FAR SOUTH AS FRESNO COUNTY /PER THE 00Z GFS/ OR INTO KINGS AND TULARE COUNTIES /PER THE 06Z NAM-12/. THE MODELS HAVE THE COLDEST AIR OVER THE VALLEY BETWEEN 12-18Z /0400-1000 PST/ SATURDAY WITH THE NAM-12 COOLING925-MB TEMPERATURES OVER MERCED COUNTY TO -3 C AND BRINGING THE -2 C ISOTHERM ALMOST AS FAR SOUTH AS THE KINGS- KERN COUNTY LINE. THIS COLD AIRMASS WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING TO AT LEAST 1000 FEET...AND POSSIBLY DOWN TO NEARLY 500 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WHERE THE MODELS FORECAST THE COLDEST AIRMASS TO BE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FLURRIES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COULD SURVIVE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR FOR A DUSTING OF SNOW. IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 08Z FRIDAY /MIDNIGHT TONIGHT/ THROUGH 18Z /1000 AM/ SATURDAY. WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN PLACE FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS...AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS THOSE AREAS WILL NOT SEE APPRECIABLE SNOW BEFORE FRIDAY...WHICH IS THE THIRD FORECAST PERIOD. THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS LIKELY WILL SEE 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED WITH EITHER THIS AFTERNOON/S OR FRIDAY MORNING/S FORECAST PACKAGE. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT... BUT THE MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON ANOTHER STORM REACHING AT LEAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. PER COLLABORATION WITH WFO/S MONTEREY AND SACRAMENTO...HAVE INCREASED POPS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE HANFORD WARNING/ FORECAST AREA BEGINNING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR A WET START TO MARCH. DATES OF LATEST SNOWS AT BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO... BAKERSFIELD FRESNO MARCH 8 1974.......1.5 INCH FEBRUARY 5 1976....TRACE MARCH 14 1944......TRACE FEBRUARY 26 1911...TRACE MARCH 17 1922......2.5 INCHES FEBRUARY 28 1911...TRACE MARCH 18 1922......TRACE MARCH 23 1916......0.1 INCH MARCH 29 1998......TRACE MARCH 23 1929......0.2 INCH DATES OF MOST RECENT SNOWS AT BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO... BAKERSFIELD FRESNO DECEMBER 12 2003...TRACE DECEMBER 11 2005...TRACE && .AVIATION...VFR ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR THROUGH 00Z FRI. AFT 00Z FRI...AREAS OF IFR IN CLOUDS/PRECIP WITH MTN OBSCURATIONS SPREADING SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA...AND AREAS OF MVFR -RA SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE /CAZ096-097/. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS... THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /CAZ089-091-093>095/. && PUBLIC...SANGER AVN/FW...DCH SYNOPSIS...WP WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 8:03 PM PST, 7 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 CAZ096-097-241615- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ089-091-093>095-241615- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO SFOWSWHNX...OR WMO HEADER WWUS46 KHNX. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ098-099-241615- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE DESERT FLOOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ090-092-241615- EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 803 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW MAY ALSO BE MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO STICK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WP
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