December 25, 2021 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the lower Sierra Nevada, Lake Isabella, Frazier Park, Grapevine, and Tehachapi areas from 4:00 P.M. Sunday through Monday night.
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 or Caltrans Quick Map.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1246 PM PST Sat Dec 25 2021 Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra- South End of the Lower Sierra-Yosemite Valley- San Joaquin River Canyon-Kern River Valley-Piute Walker Basin- Tehachapi-Grapevine-Frazier Mountain Communities- Including the cities of Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish Camp, Oakhurst, North Fork, Auberry, Camp Nelson, Yosemite Valley, Lake Isabella, Kernville, Tehachapi, Grapevine, Lebec, and Frazier Park 1246 PM PST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible with isolated amounts up to 21 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with isolated amounts up to 30 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Yosemite Valley, San Joaquin River Canyon, Kern Lower Sierra, Kern River Valley, Piute Walker Basin, Tehachapi, Grapevine, Frazier Mountain Communities. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST Sunday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Sunday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. 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
