Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Hanford, CA

March 19, 2011

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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.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
7 follow-up statements
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

&&

KDUR
Local 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.

&&

KDUR
Local 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.

&&

BPET

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 2:59 AM PDTWinter Storm WatchHNX8 hr
Mar 19, 11:02 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningHNX31 hr
Mar 19, 11:02 AM PDTWind AdvisoryHNX26 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.