BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Nationwide Climate Service on Saturday upgraded the Winter Storm Warning to a Winter Storm Warning for mountain areas of Kern County as a storm system makes its means by central California and the Sierra Snowfall this weekend.
Kern County mountain communities above three,00zero ft can anticipate snow in the course of the warning issued for Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday. Areas embody Lake Isabella, Tehachapi, Lebec and a portion of Interstate 5 by Grapevine.
Of their Winter Storm Warning, forecasters stated journey “can be extraordinarily tough or almost unattainable,” together with elements of I-5 south of Bakersfield and Freeway 58 east of Bakersfield and into the Tehachapi space.
The Nationwide Climate Service stated areas above 5,500 ft can see four to eight inches of snow, about 1 to four inches between four,500 and 5,500 ft, and an inch or much less between three,00zero and four,500 ft.
Elaina Rusk 17 stated snow ranges might drop to round 2,500 ft Sunday morning.
Rusk stated 12 inches or extra of snow might fall within the Alta Sierra and mountain passes could possibly be affected by snow. The Nationwide Climate Service suggested vacationers to anticipate highway closures resulting from snow or delay journey plans till Sunday.
The storm is projected to drop between 1 / 4 and a half inch of rain within the Bakersfield space by Sunday morning.
The Nationwide Climate Service in Hanford additionally issued a winter storm warning for the Sierra Nevada Mountains in impact till four a.m. Sunday.
Sturdy winds are additionally forecast for the desert areas of japanese Kern County. NWS forecasters stated wind gusts can attain almost 65 mph within the foothills of the Mojave Desert and close to 50 mph in the remainder of the Kern desert areas.