Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2011, 1:42 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 23, 2011, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 53 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 22, 2011, 1:42 PM PDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2011, 12:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
433 WWUS46 KHNX 222042 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .THE NEXT WINTER LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ096-230445- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0010.110323T0700Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110323T0700Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... 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 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...HUNTINGTON LAKE...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$ CAZ097-230445- /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110323T0700Z-110325T1200Z/ TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: 4500 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...THEN RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...GRANT GROVE...GIANT FOREST. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-230445- /O.NEW.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.110323T0700Z-110324T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: 4500 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...TEJON PASS...TEHACHAPI PASS...WALKER PASS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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997 WWUS46 KHNX 230355 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 855 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .THE NEXT WINTER LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ096-097-231200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110323T0700Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 855 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-231200- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.110323T0700Z-110324T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 855 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ DURFEE WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
719 WWUS46 KHNX 231205 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 505 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .THE NEXT WINTER LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ096-097-232015- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 505 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-232015- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 505 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL TONIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVEL TONIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...TEJON PASS...TEHACHAPI PASS...WALKER PASS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ BSO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
229 WWUS46 KHNX 231958 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1258 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .A LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT ELEVATION. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ096-097-240400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-240400- /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0011.110324T1800Z-110325T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL TONIGHT. ANOTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 15 TO 23 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVEL TONIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN RESUME BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...TEJON PASS...TEHACHAPI PASS...WALKER PASS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DS WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
329 WWUS46 KHNX 240215 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 715 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .A LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 3000 FOOT ELEVATION. ANOTHER STORM WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ096-097-241015- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 715 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ093-094-241015- /O.EXB.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 715 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN RESUME BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE 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. && $$ CAZ095-241015- /O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0011.110324T1800Z-110325T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 715 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL TONIGHT. ANOTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 15 TO 23 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVEL TONIGHT AS THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN RESUME BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...FORT TEJON...TEHACHAPI...FRAZIER PARK. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
500 WWUS46 KHNX 241021 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 321 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR... .ANOTHER LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW, LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND GUSTY TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ095-241830- /O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0011.110324T1800Z-110325T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110325T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 321 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY 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 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO A TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT PASS LEVEL TONIGHT. * ELEVATION: 4500-5000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN FALLING TO THE 4000 FOOT PASS LEVEL. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...UPPER BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA...TEHACHAPI. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER PEAKS AND WIND PRONE CANYONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ CAZ093-094-241130- /O.CAN.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 321 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. LOWER ELEVATION SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY. $$ CAZ096-097-241830- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 321 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: 4500-5000 FEET TODAY THEN 4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL AGAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING ON FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
325 WWUS46 KHNX 241821 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1121 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 .ANOTHER LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW... LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ096-097-250230- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1121 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET TODAY LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. SNOW TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS AND DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-250230- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110325T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1121 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 FOOT AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES AT PASS LEVELS. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN FALLING TO THE 4000 FOOT PASS LEVEL. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...UPPER BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA...TEHACHAPI. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER PEAKS AND WIND PRONE CANYONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
206 WWUS46 KHNX 242110 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 210 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 .ANOTHER LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW... LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ096-097-250445- /O.EXT.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 210 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS EVENING LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. SNOW TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS AND DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ095-250445- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.110325T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 210 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVELS. * SNOW LEVEL: 5000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO THE 4000 FOOT PASS LEVEL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FRAZIER PARK...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...UPPER BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...ALTA SIERRA...TEHACHAPI. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER PEAKS AND WIND PRONE CANYONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 OVER WALKER PASS. 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. && $$ BINGHAM WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
562 WWUS46 KHNX 250420 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 920 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 .ANOTHER LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW... LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE EAST FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ095-250530- /O.CAN.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 920 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FROM THE CURRENT STORM WILL STAY NORTH OF KERN COUNTY. $$ CAZ096-097-251200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 920 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS EVENING LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. SNOW TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS AND DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE... LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CREATING 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. && $$ SANGER WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
787 WWUS46 KHNX 251155 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 455 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 CAZ096-097-251300- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 455 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY OVER THE REGION. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS HOWEVER WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS NOT LIKELY. $$ DUDLEY 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 Mar 22, 9:16 AM PDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 9:16 AM PDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS... THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION TODAY BEFORE YET ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AS EARLY AS TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .DISCUSSION... THE WEAK SHORT-WAVE BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THIS MORNING. THE SHORT- WAVE TRIGGERED A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OVER KERN COUNTY BEGINNING AROUND 13Z /0600 PDT/...WITH ONE SHOWER PASSING OVER DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD BUT STAYING SOUTH OF MEADOWS FIELD. SNOW SHOWERS WERE REPORTED NEAR TEHACHAPI...AND AT 1535Z /0835 PDT/...TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS REPORTING 1 MILE VISIBILITY IN RAIN. HOWEVER...THE TEMPERATURE WAS 0 C AND TEHACHAPI LIKELY IS IN THE TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW. VANDENBERG RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION ABOUT 100 MILES WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND IS ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE SHORT-WAVE. IF THIS PRECIPITATION HOLDS TOGETHER OVER THE TEMBLORS...KERN COUNTY MAY SEE ONE LAST SHOT OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING. THE NEXT STORM ALREADY HAS MOVED TO WEST OF THE OREGON COAST AS IT DROPS SOUTH OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW WILL BUCKLE INTO A WEAK SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PROVE SOME CLEARING AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S WHERE THERE IS SOLAR HEATING. THE NEXT STORM IS ON TRACK TO REACH THE HANFORD WARNING/FORECAST AREA LATE THIS EVENING. THE MODELS SHOW THIS AS A TWO-PART STORM WITH THE FIRST PART ARRIVING TONIGHT AND THE SECOND PART ARRIVING THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE...IF ANY...BREAK BETWEEN THE TWO TROUGHS. THE 15Z RFC QPF GUIDANCE FOR YOSEMITE VALLEY CALLS FOR 1.75 INCH LIQUID WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM...AND 2.00 INCHES WITH THE SECOND. WILL LIKELY UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TO A WARNING WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. && .AVIATION... AREAS OF MVFR IN UPSLOPE LOW CLOUDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND VALLEY FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS TROUGH 21Z TODAY. INCREASING AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL IFR IN PRECIPITATION SPREADING SOUTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AFTER 04Z WEDNESDAY AND THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY CONTINUING THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON /CAZ096/. && PUBLIC...SANGER AVN/FW...DS SYNOPSIS...PJ PREV DISCUSSION...JEB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 5:28 AM PDT, 8 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 528 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CAZ096-231230- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 528 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER ON THE WAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE WSWHNX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE WSWHNX FOR DETAILS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW EXACT TIMING AND INTENSITY WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .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>095-097>099-231230- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 528 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER ON THE WAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING MORE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. MORE RAIN AND ADDITIONAL HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. EXACT TIMING AND INTENSITY FOR THIS STORM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .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. MOLINA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1:42 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | HNX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 22, 1:43 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | HNX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 22, 1:45 PM PDT | Flood Watch | HNX | 61 hr |
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