Road 274 is now open.
Crews will now begin working on Road 222. At this time there is no time estimate to open Road 222, as we do not yet know how many trees are down.
Due to high winds, numerous fallen trees have forced a closure of the following roads in the Bass Lake area:
Road 222 in Bass Lake from the Road 432 intersection to the area of Road 221 south of the community of Wishon
Road 426 from Road 222 to Road 223 (Also known as the Forks cutoff road).
Road 274 from Road 225 to Road 434
County Roads crews will be clearing the trees as soon as it is safe to do so.
The public is requested to avoid driving in areas bordered by stands of dead trees during this wind event.
The SST weather station in Mariposa recorded wind gusts up to 3 mph overnight.
October 15, 2018 - The National Weather Service Hanford office has released area wind gust of 25 mph or more.
Around Midnight the Madera County Sheriff's Office released the following:
***Road Closure***
Due to high winds, numerous fallen trees have forced a closure of the following roads in the Bass Lake area:
Road 222 in Bass Lake from the Road 432 intersection to the area of Road 221 south of the community of Wishon
Road 426 from Road 222 to Road 223 (Also known as the Forks cutoff road).
Road 274 from Road 225 to Road 434
County Roads crews will be clearing the trees as soon as it is safe to do so.
The public is requested to avoid driving in areas bordered by stands of dead trees during this wind event.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 652 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2018 ...WIND REPORTS... LOCATION SPEED ...SIERRA NEVADA... BEAR PEAK 43 MPH ...SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... GRAPEVINE CHP 42 MPH LAMONT 29 MPH BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS FIELD 29 MPH METTLER 25 MPH ...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... 7 W TEHACHAPI 40 MPH 4 SSW KEENE 39 MPH HART FLAT 32 MPH JAWBONE CANYON 31 MPH 6 WNW INDIAN WELLS VALLEY 28 MPH 6 WSW KEENE 27 MPH CACHE CREEK CHP ON 58 26 MPH BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS 26 MPH ...KERN COUNTY DESERT... LAURAL MOUNTAIN 55 MPH INDIAN WELLS CANYON 44 MPH REDROCK CANYON 38 MPH CHINA LAKE 28 MPH CAMERON SIDING 28 MPH INYOKERN AIRPORT 26 MPH JAWBONE STATION 26 MPH OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL
Source: NWS