December 14, 2021 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno county portions of the Southern Sierra Nevada from 10:00 P.M. Wednesday night until 1:00 P.M. Thursday afternoon.

Most of this snow will fall Wednesday night.

If you must travel, carry tire chains in your vehicle.

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Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1234 PM PST Tue Dec 14 2021

Yosemite NP outside of the valley-Upper San Joaquin River-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-
1234 PM PST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow. Additional snow
  accumulations of 5 to 10 inches. For the Winter Storm Watch,
  heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of one to two feet
  possible, mainly above 5,000 feet. Winds could gust as high as
  40 mph.

* WHERE...Yosemite NP outside of the valley, Upper San Joaquin
  River, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge and Kings Canyon NP Counties.

* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 10 PM PST this
  evening. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Wednesday evening
  through Thursday afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Source: NWS