WINTER STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1025 AM PDT THU APR 12 2012
A WINTER-LIKE STORM WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD WILL ALLOW A WINTER STORM WARNING TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES AT 4000 FEET TO TWO FEET OR MORE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 5 PM FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON, GIANT FOREST, JOHNSONDALE, LODGEPOLE, SHAVER LAKE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, TUOLOMNE MEADOWS.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST.
* IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WINTER-LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.