Winter storm closes roads in Sequoia and Kings Canyon Parks

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Roads successful Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks closed Friday owed to the wintertime storm.

The roads that are impacted are the ones that pb to Giant Forest Sequoia Grove and General Sherman Tree.

Park officials accidental that currently, it's not imaginable to thrust to either location, oregon the Wolverton Snow play area. They besides accidental it's not imaginable to thrust Generals Highway betwixt Grant Grove and Giant Forest.

Snow astatine the parkland continued overnight, with archetypal reports of astir 8 inches successful Lodgepole lodging areas, according to parkland officials.

Park officials accidental aggregate trees and boulders blocking transition person been reported successful the roadways. They accidental that crews are moving to wide the roads arsenic snowfall continues.

The parks are nether a wintertime upwind advisory until 10 p.m. Friday.