The National Weather Service Hanford issued a blizzard warning for the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Thursday.
The warning runs from 4 p.m. Thursday to 10 am on Sunday.
The big picture: Snowfall could reach from four to eight feet above 6,000 feet in the mountains, with wind gusts as high as 65 miles per hour.
- The National Weather Service Hanford expects blowing snow to cause whiteout conditions at times.
- People are advised to restrict travel to emergencies only. If anyone does travel, they are advised to carry a winter survival kit and to stay with their vehicles if they get stranded.
Snow forecasts: The snow level is expected to drop to around 2,500 feet by Saturday evening.
- Shaver Lake is expected to get four to five feet of snow, while Huntington Lake will see six to eight feet.
- Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks will also be hit hard, with four to five feet of snow expected at Grant Grove Village.
- While Coarsegold and Oakhurst will only see a maximum of one inch of snow, further up Highway 41 at the Yosemite Entrance will see six to eight feet of snow.
