December 24, 2021 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the Sierra Nevada until 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning.
Travel will continue to be extremely difficult or impossible.
If you plan to travel, consider alternate strategies.
For information on road conditions, including closures or delays, call Caltrans at 1-800-427-7623.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1125 AM PST Fri Dec 24 2021
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra- Yosemite Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon- Including the cities of Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish Camp, Oakhurst, North Fork, Auberry, and Yosemite Valley 1125 AM PST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 12 inches possible. Wind gusts as high as 40 mph possible. * WHERE...Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Yosemite Valley and San Joaquin River Canyon. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The hazardous conditions could impact the evening or morning holiday weekend travel. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Source: NWS
