Winter Storm Warning until 02:00PM Thursday
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THURSDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* LOCATIONS...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Address/Location
City of Tehachapi
220 W C St
Tehachapi, CA 93561
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 661-822-2222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TEHACHAPI followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning