SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Because of a major winter storm expected to hit the Sierra, Yosemite National Park will be closed starting Thursday at midnight.
"The park will remain closed at least through Sunday at noon (possibly later)," park officials said in a social media post. "Visitors currently in the park should leave as soon as possible, and no later than noon tomorrow, March 1."
The National Weather Service is forecasting several feet of snow throughout the park with very high winds.
The ABC10 weather team says a Blizzard Warning is in effect for the Sierra beginning at 4 a.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Sunday, and it is only the eighth Blizzard Warning issued by the Sacramento National Weather Service since 2008.
Extreme impacts are expected Thursday, Friday and Saturday with snow continuing into Sunday. As of noon Thursday, snow is piling up along the Interstate 80 corridor, and there have been closings and chain controls in place.
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