Update: Winter storm warning for Yosemite from Sunday to Wednesday – gusts up to 60 mph

Yosemite is included in an updated winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 7:51 p.m. The warning is valid from Sunday 10 p.m. until Wednesday Feb. 18, at 10 p.m.

“Heavy snow with total snow accumulations 3 to 5 feet above 6,000 feet with 5 to 7 feet over the highest elevations and 1 to 2 feet down to 4,000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph,” can be expected according to the NWS Hanford CA. “Snow levels will begin at 5,500 to 6,000 feet on Sunday night and lower to 4,000 feet Tuesday morning.