California's earliest snow advisory in nearly 20 years could also bring month's worth of rain
Source: CNN Weather
Published 11:54 AM EDT, Sun September 15, 2024
CNN — A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday.
“A winter weather advisory is in effect for portions of the Sierra Nevada above 8,000 feet where up to 4 inches of snow could fall tonight and Monday,” the National Weather Service office in Hanford said.
Visitors to Yosemite National Park may encounter snow as they drive through the park. Up to 2 inches of snow is possible from Tuolumne Meadows and Tioga Pass, one of the main thoroughfares in the park.
The last time a similar weather alert was issued in September was a snow advisory from Yosemite to Kings Canyon back in 2007. There have only been five September snowfalls on record in Grant Grove, California, which is just west of Kings Canyon National Park, and is around 7,000 feet in elevation. The last time this area had snow in September was in 1986.
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The timing could not be worse. I have friends in full scramble panic mode, all hands on deck! 
