WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 333 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: STEADY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP
TO THREE FEET IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* WINDS: VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CREST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.
BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES OR DELAYS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...
CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRAVEL.
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