Weather Alert Detail

Winter Storm Watch for West-Central San Joaquin Valley County, California
Winter Storm Watch issued December 05 at 11:47AM PST until December 07 at 1:00PM PST by NWS
Effective: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.
Expires: Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 1 p.m.
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. 6 TO 12
INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM AROUND 2500 FEET EARLY
FRIDAY TO NEAR 1000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE YOSEMITE AREA BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER SNOW SPREADING SOUTHWARD INTO THE
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...THREE RIVERS...
SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA...OAKHURST.
* WINDS: GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WILL
CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL WITH POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS AND CLOSURES. BRING A
WINTER KIT WITH YOU IF YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

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