Winter Storm Warning until 10:00AM Monday
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WITH INCREASING SNOWFALL AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS SUNDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS...THE GRAPEVINE AREA ALONG INTERSTATE 5...FRAZIER PARK...CUDDY VALLEY...ALTA SIERRA...TEHACHAPI AND WALKER PASS.
* HAZARD TYPES...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY...TRAVEL DELAYS...AND POWER OUTAGES.
* 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