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Winter Storm Warning

Status

Event Continued Expired

Start Time

Fri 03/22/2024 08:00 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 03/24/2024 08:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Locations Affected

Sierra National Forest, CA ∙ Cedar Grove, CA ∙ Mount Whitney, CA ∙ Pineridge, CA ∙ Cedar Slope, CA ∙ Wilsonia, CA ∙ Triple Divide Peak, CA ∙ Matterhorn Peak, CA ∙ Panorama Heights, CA ∙ Lakeshore, CA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 952 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet between 6,000 feet and 7,000 feet and 2 to 3 feet above 7,000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...The Sierra Nevada from Yosemite National Park southward. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Technical Header

CAZ323-326>331-230100- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0010.240323T0000Z-240325T0000Z/ Yosemite NP outside of the valley-Upper San Joaquin River- Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-Grant Grove Area- Sequoia NP-South End of the Upper Sierra- Including the cities of Tuolumne Meadows, Wawona, Devils Postpile, Florence Lake, Lake Thomas Edison, Lake Wishon, Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake, Cedar Grove, Grant Grove, Hume Lake, Giant Forest, Lodgepole, and Johnsondale 952 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024