Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Yosemite

SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-338 AM PST FRI MAR 3 2006

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON..

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING…WILL LOWER EVEN MORE DURING THE MORNING.

HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL BELOW 5000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW..SLEET…AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE..

WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. [NWS]

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