Note: Same graphic as the previous Winter Storm Watch per NWS

February 15, 2026 - National Weather Service Hanford Office officials report a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Sierra Nevada above 4,000 feet for Sun night until Wed night.

Heavy snow with total snow accumulations 3 to 5 feet above 6,000 feet with 5 to 7 feet over the highest elevations and 1 to 2 feet down to 4,000 feet.

Snow levels will begin at 5,500 to 6,000 feet on Sunday night and lower to 4,000 feet Tuesday morning. Light snow accumulations down to 3,000 feet Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
247 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

CAZ318-320-322>331-151915-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z/
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-South End
of the Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside of the valley-Yosemite
Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon-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 Yosemite Valley, North Fork, Lodgepole,
Bass Lake, Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake, Hume Lake, Giant Forest,
Tuolumne Meadows, Lake Thomas Edison, Devils Postpile, Wawona,
Fish Camp, Oakhurst, Grant Grove, Cedar Grove, Johnsondale, Lake
Wishon, Florence Lake, Coarsegold, Camp Nelson, and Auberry
247 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow  with total snow accumulations 3 to 5 feet above
  6,000 feet with 5 to 7 feet over the highest elevations and 1 to 2
  feet down to 4,000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

* WHERE...A portion of central California.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 PM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening
  commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will begin at 5,500 to 6,000 feet
  on Sunday night and lower to 4,000 feet Tuesday morning. Light
  snow accumulations down to 3,000 feet Tuesday night into Wednesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Source: NWS