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.
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
