Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2016, 1:59 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 4, 2016, 1:59 PM PST (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
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756 WWUS46 KHNX 042159 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 159 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 CAZ096-097-050600- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0005.160306T0500Z-160308T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 159 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW TOTALS...2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING OUT AROUND 8000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO 4000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES...AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-050600- /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 159 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BEAN
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786 WWUS46 KHNX 050550 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 950 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 CAZ096-097-051400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 950 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING OUT AROUND 8000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO 4000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES...AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-051400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 950 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DS
623 WWUS46 KHNX 051357 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 557 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 CAZ096-097-052200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 557 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING OUT AROUND 8000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES... THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-052200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 557 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DCH
761 WWUS46 KHNX 052148 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 148 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 CAZ096-097-060600- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 148 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 3 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING OUT AROUND 8000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES... THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-060600- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 148 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DUDLEY
337 WWUS46 KHNX 060558 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 958 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 CAZ096-097-061400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 958 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 3 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET OVERNIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-061400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 958 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BEAN
012 WWUS46 KHNX 061235 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 435 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 CAZ096-097-062300- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 435 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 3 FEET BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET OVERNIGHT...LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-062300- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 435 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
218 WWUS46 KHNX 061905 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1105 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 .THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ095-070315- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0006.160307T0600Z-160308T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160307T1200Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 1105 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONG IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS WILL SEE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING NEAR THE GRAPEVINE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ096-097-070315- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 1105 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT 4000 TO 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BEGINNING AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO LESS THAN 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING AS SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DUDLEY
235 WWUS46 KHNX 070405 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 805 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 .THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ096-097-071200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 805 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SNOW TOTALS...1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT 4000 TO 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BEGINNING AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO LESS THAN 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING AS SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ095-071200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160307T1200Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 805 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS WILL SEE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 5500 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING NEAR THE GRAPEVINE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DS
376 WWUS46 KHNX 071134 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 334 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ095-072000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.160307T1200Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 334 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS WILL SEE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ096-097-072000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 334 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW TOTALS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. 2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET LOWERING TO 3500 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RILEY
091 WWUS46 KHNX 071949 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1149 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ095-080400- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 1149 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS WILL SEE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ096-097-080200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 1149 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW TOTALS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. 2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET LOWERING TO 3500 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FALLING TREE BRANCHES OR LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DUDLEY
853 WWUS46 KHNX 080156 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 556 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ096-097-080300- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY... CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...LODGEPOLE 556 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. $$ CAZ095-081200- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 556 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS WILL SEE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET...LOWERING TO NEAR 3500 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DS
953 WWUS46 KHNX 081202 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 402 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 CAZ095-081315- /O.EXP.KHNX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T1200Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA 402 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS HAVE DISSIPATED THIS MORNING AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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 4, 4:20 AM PST, 9 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:20 AM PST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 420 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WET WEATHER TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL VALLEY AND FOOTHILL RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW...BREEZY WINDS...AND THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST DETAILS REGARDING THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STAGNANT OVER THE NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE EAST AROUND THE UPPER LOW TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. THESE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE TAPPING INTO AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WITH PRECIP WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH WHICH EXTENDS WELL WEST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THE FIRST UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION FORECAST MAINLY NORTH OF VISALIA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ADDED TO THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY WHERE SURFACE CAPE VALUES ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED 500 J/KG. THE HIGH RES ARW AND NMM AS WELL AS THE HRRR INDICATE ISOLATED STRONG CELLS FORMING NEAR THE MERCED AREA BEFORE MOVING QUICKLY EAST. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. THE NEXT...AND MOST POWERFUL...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...IMPACTING THE REGION OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE DAY AND PEAK RIGHT BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...HEAVY VALLEY AND FOOTHILL RAIN AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BE PRESENT SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME FRAME...THE VALLEY WILL SEE GENERALLY BETWEEN A HALF INCH TO NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN. THE FOOTHILLS ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WHILE THE MOUNTAIN ABOVE 8000 FEET ARE FORECAST TO PICK UP 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. LASTLY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ON A SIDE NOTE...THE NAEFS PROBABILITY OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION FOR A SIX HOUR PERIOD IS INDICATING 100% PROBABILITY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FROM AROUND 00Z SUNDAY THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY. THIS IS THE TIME FRAME WHERE THE MAJORITY OF IMPACTS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION...FROM URBAN FLOODING TO FLASH FLOODING NEAR BURN SCARS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THE THIRD UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL IMPACT THE REGION ON MONDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO THIRD OF AN INCH OF RAIN WITH THE FOOTHILLS RECEIVING BETWEEN A HALF OF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO MUCH COOLER AIR...DROPPING SNOW LEVELS SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN SUNDAY MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3,000 TO 4,000 FEET WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES ABOVE 6,000 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AROUND 4,000 FEET. A DUSTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND 3,000 FEET. ONCE AGAIN...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ON MONDAY. A BREAK IN THE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY...CONTINUING INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BRIEFLY BUILDS INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS SLATED TO IMPACT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THIS RAPIDLY EVOLVING WEATHER PATTERN. && .AVIATION... IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AREAS MVFR CONDITIONS IN MIST THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY...THEN LOCAL IFR IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 03Z SATURDAY. IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS....AREAS IFR CONDITIONS WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER 18Z FRIDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE. && .CERTAINTY... THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS HIGH. THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS MEDIUM. CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AN/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON CAZ093-094-096-097. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON CAZ096-097. && PUBLIC...RILEY AVN/FW...DCH SYNOPSIS...RILEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:00 AM PST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 400 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 CAZ096-097-051300- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 400 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...SEE SFOWSWHNX FOR DETAILS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...SEE SFOFFAHNX FOR DETAILS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .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>092-051300- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 400 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. ...THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CENTRAL VALLEY AND WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN PASSES. * THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. STORMS COULD PROVIDE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .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. CAZ093-094-051300- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 400 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...SEE SFOFFAHNX FOR DETAILS. * THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. STORMS COULD PROVIDE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .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. CAZ095-098-099-051300- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 400 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. ...GUSTY WINDS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. * IMPACTS: WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY BELOW THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAIN PASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .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. DCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 11:56 AM PST | Wind Advisory | HNX | 56 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:59 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | HNX | 45 hr |
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