...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT AND MOUNTAIN AREAS FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE ...RIDGECREST ...CALIFORNIA CITY ... EDWARDS ...ROSAMOND ...MOJAVE ...BORON ...TEHACHAPI ...LAKE ISABELLA ...KERNVILLE ...FRAZIER PARK ...ALL HIGHWAYS THROUGH THIS REGION INCLUDING ...14 ...58 ...178 AND 395 ...INTERSTATE 5. THIS INCLUDES ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW AMOUNTS ...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOOR WITH UP TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * SNOW LEVEL ...LOWERING TO 2000 FEET. * WINDS ...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. * TIMING ...RAIN AND SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS ...MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON MOST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:06:59 +0000
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