December 28, 2022 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a winter storm watch is issued until Sunday, January 1st 2022 at 4:00 A.M..

Heavy snow is forecasted for the mountains and travel will be difficult to near impossible. All travel is discouraged.

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Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1141 AM PST Wed Dec 28 2022

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
1141 AM PST Wed Dec 28 2022

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible above 7000 feet. Total snow
  accumulations of 3-4 feet possible. Isolated accumulations of 5
  feet possible above 9000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 50
  mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central California.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
  commute.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Source: NWS