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Fresno, California – A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect across the Sierra Nevada above 7,000 feet, where 4 to 6 feet of total snowfall is expected by Friday evening, creating extremely hazardous travel conditions.
According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, heavy snow will continue from Yosemite National Park south to the Lake Isabella area, with snowfall rates high enough to produce rapid accumulation. Forecasters report daily snowfall probabilities of 12 inches reaching 80 to 90 percent through Friday in the higher elevations…