Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 19, 2011, 10:47 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 20, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 19, 2011, 10:47 AM PDT (17:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WWUS46 KHNX 191747 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1047 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION. CAZ096-097-200200- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0009.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0007.110320T0900Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1047 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY 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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.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: FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 24 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * ELEVATION: 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-200200- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0009.110320T1200Z-110321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0007.110320T0900Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1047 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MV WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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985 WWUS46 KHNX 200209 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 709 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 CAZ096-097-201100- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.110320T0900Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 709 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING NEARLY STEADY OVERNIGHT FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET THEN LOWERING BELOW 4000 FEET SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 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. && $$ CAZ095-201100- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.110320T0900Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 709 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING NEARLY STEADY FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE AND ALTA SIERRA. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
199 WWUS46 KHNX 201030 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 330 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CAZ096-097-201900- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 330 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 5000 FEET THEN LOWERING BELOW 4000 FEET LATER TODAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 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. && $$ CAZ095-201900- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 330 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES. * SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING NEARLY STEADY FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE AND ALTA SIERRA. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ JDB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
751 WWUS46 KHNX 201845 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1145 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CAZ096-097-210400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1145 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING BELOW 4000 FEET LATER TODAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 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. && $$ CAZ095-210400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1145 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 5 INCHES ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE AND ALTA SIERRA. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
928 WWUS46 KHNX 202020 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 120 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CAZ096-097-210430- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 120 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: BELOW 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND 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. && $$ CAZ095-210430- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 120 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 5 INCHES ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 3500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE AND ALTA SIERRA. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ093-094-210430- /O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0009.110320T2020Z-110321T1200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 120 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. AT 1 PM...YOSEMITE PARK DISPATCH REPORTED HEAVY SNOW NEAR EL PORTAL AT THE 2200 FOOT LEVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL AROUND 2000 FEET...EXCEPT LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR ALL VEHICLES AND DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS. 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. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
015 WWUS46 KHNX 210428 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 928 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 CAZ096-097-211200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 928 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: BELOW 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: UP TO 65 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-211200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 928 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. 4 TO 5 INCHES ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GRAPEVINE AND TEHACHAPI PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET FEET. * TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...FRAZIER PARK...PIUTE AND ALTA SIERRA...TEHACHAPI. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH 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. && $$ CAZ093-094-211200- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 928 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
241 WWUS46 KHNX 211124 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 424 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 CAZ096-097-212200- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T2200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 424 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ABOVE 5000 FEET FROM YESTERDAYS STORM...AN ADDITIONAL FOOT IS POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. * SNOW LEVEL: BELOW 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: WEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND ALONG THE CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ095-212200- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T2200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 424 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW HAS FALLEN FROM YESTERDAYS STORM. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET FEET. * TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN...CUDDY VALLEY * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ093-094-212200- /O.EXT.KHNX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110321T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 424 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN FROM YESTERDAYS STORM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES 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. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ JDB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
672 WWUS46 KHNX 212208 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 308 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 CAZ095>097-212315- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110321T2200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 308 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ093-094-212315- /O.EXP.KHNX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110321T2200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 308 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD MENDENHALL
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 Mar 19, 3:53 AM PDT, 6 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 3:53 AM PDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 353 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A FEW SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. ANOTHER APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE ONSHORE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN...POSSIBLE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW DOWN TO THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL NEAR YOSEMITE AND AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY. && .DISCUSSION... FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. SNOW LEVELS BEHIND THE FRONT DROPPED TO 2000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AROUND 3000 FEET. PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AS MENTIONED IN SPC TEXT PRODUCT. BULK OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WE WILL ONLY BE BRUSHED WITH UPPER DYNAMICS ACROSS THE NRN SJV AND INTO YOSEMITE TODAY. SEVERAL LOCATIONS MAY SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH WARMING IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. PARENT COLD CORE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AROUND 1000 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRESNO WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TODAY. A SURGE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED A TRIPLE POINT LOW CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PACIFIC SYSTEM AND VERY STRONG UPPER JET WILL DEVELOP A LOW CENTER IN THE COLD AIR AND SWING IT AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH TONIGHT. THE ECMWF INVOKES RAPID CYCLOGENESIS WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT RAPIDLY BOMBS OUT OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST NEAR SFO. THE GFS IS NOT AS DEEP AS THE ECMWF AND THE NAM IS IN THE MIDDLE. SEVERAL ISSUES TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW...THE FIRST WILL BE THE PREFRONTAL WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR. VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE VALLEY COULD REACH AS HIGH 65 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VERY FAVORABLE DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE AS WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE PASSES TO NEAR 95 MPH ON SUNDAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIE OFF AS THE FRONT BRINGS IN DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THAT WILL RAISE SNOW LEVELS. QPF AMOUNTS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM. VERY HEAVY SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOULD NOT BE DOWN TO PASS LEVEL IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5000 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE ALONG THE SJV AND ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. HPC QPF VALUES WERE USED AND IS GIVING THE NRN SJV AROUND 1.5 INCHES AND TAPERS DOWN TO AROUND .5 INCHES NEAR BFL. SOME RAIN SHADOWING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND VERY DRY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES ALONG THE FOOTHILLS IN SOME OF THE MORE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE LOCATIONS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. PARTIAL CLEARING ON MONDAY IS EXPECTED IN THE SJV WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS ACROSS THE SIERRA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GFS HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS SYSTEM WITH PRECIP ENDING LATE WED EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VERY LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE GULF OF AK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES ON SATURDAY. EXACT TIMING OF THESE FEATURES MAY BE OFF AS THE PATTERN IS VERY ACTIVE AND IT CAN BE HARD FOR THE MODELS TO PICK UP SMALL SCALE FEATURES. && .AVIATION... IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN PRECIPITATION. MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTHWARD UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GRAPEVINE BY 09Z SUNDAY AND CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT CAZ096-097. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ095. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE CAZ095. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING CAZ089>092. && PUBLIC...JDB AVN/FW...DURFEE SYNOPSIS...GREISS WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 8:25 AM PDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 CAZ096-097-201145- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINTER STORM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ095-201145- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINTER STORM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PDT SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFOWSWHNX OR WWUS46 KHNX/. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET. FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ089-090-201145- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ093-094-201145- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES IN SOME OF THE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE AND WEST FACING SLOPES. SOME MINOR RIVER RISES AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ091-092-201145- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 825 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HANFORD /SFONPWHNX OR WWUS76 KHNX/. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BARLOW/SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 19, 7:33 AM PDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
733 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 AM HEAVY SNOW HETCH HETCHY 37.95N 119.79W
03/19/2011 M12.0 INCH TUOLUMNE CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
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KDURLocal storm report, Mar 19, 7:38 AM PDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
738 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 NE MARIPOSA 37.54N 119.93W
03/19/2011 M5.0 INCH MARIPOSA CA PARK/FOREST SRVC
SNOW ACCUMULATION IN MIDPINES...ELEVATION 2400 FEET.
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KDURLocal storm report, Mar 19, 10:24 AM PDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1024 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW LODGEPOLE 36.60N 118.73W
03/19/2011 M10.0 INCH TULARE CA CO-OP OBSERVER
REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER AT RANGER STATION.
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BPETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2:59 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 8 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:02 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:02 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.