Alertes en vigueur Mono

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Ridgewind gusts will reach up to 125 mph.* WHERE...Mono County.* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,especially for high profile vehicles.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The High Wind Warning ends at 4pm when theWinter Storm Warning begins. Strong winds are expected to continueovernight.

Now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patiofurniture, holiday decorations, and trash cans before winds increasewhich could blow these items away. The best thing to do is prepareahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand,flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of apower outage.

* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning Today: Heavy snow for MonoCounty above 7000 feet. Snow accumulations of 10 to 18 inches withisolated amounts up to 2 feet. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph withgusts up to 65 mph. Ridge wind gusts will reach up to 125 mph. Forthe Winter Storm Watch Sunday-Tuesday: Heavy snow with 4 to 8inches below 7000 feet. 1 to 3 feet possible above 7000 feet.* WHERE...Mono County.* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to10 PM PST Saturday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from late Sundaynight through Tuesday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Thehazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening and Mondaymorning commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damageto trees and power lines.

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water inyour vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions forthe state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.