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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
253 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

CAZ318-320-322>331-191900-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T0600Z/
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 Cedar Grove, Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Lake
Wishon, Giant Forest, Camp Nelson, Lake Thomas Edison, Devils
Postpile, Johnsondale, Auberry, Huntington Lake, Hume Lake, North
Fork, Fish Camp, Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, Florence
Lake, Shaver Lake, Wawona, Grant Grove, Oakhurst, and Lodgepole
253 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet.
  Up to an additional 3 feet over the highest peaks. Also, 3 to 6
  inches of snow expected down to 3,000 feet and up to 3 inches down
  to 2,000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE...Sierra Nevada.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening
  commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels around 2,000 to 2,500 feet this
  morning, 3,000 to 4,000 feet this afternoon, and lowering back to
  2,000 feet by this evening.

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.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
414 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

CAZ318-320-322-323-325>331-192100-
/O.NEW.KHNX.CW.Y.0001.260220T1200Z-260221T1800Z/
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-South End
of the Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside of the 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 Cedar Grove, Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Lake
Wishon, Giant Forest, Camp Nelson, Lake Thomas Edison, Devils
Postpile, Johnsondale, Auberry, Huntington Lake, Hume Lake, North
Fork, Fish Camp, Tuolumne Meadows, Florence Lake, Shaver Lake,
Wawona, Grant Grove, Oakhurst, and Lodgepole
414 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures of zero to ten degrees above 6,000 feet of
  the Sierra Nevada. Low temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees in the
  Sierra Nevada below 6,000 feet into the adjacent foothills.

* WHERE...Sierra Nevada and foothills.

* WHEN...From 4 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite possible on unprotected skin. Wind chills
  reaching well below zero degrees on Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

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