Yosemite was placed under an updated winter storm watch by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 4:47 a.m. The watch is valid from Sunday 5 p.m. until Monday, Mar. 17 at 11 p.m.

A winter storm watch was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Saturday at 2:25 a.m. valid from Sunday 5 p.m. until Monday 11 p.m. The watch is for Yosemite, Upper San Joaquin River, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge,

The mega storm hitting the central U.S. on Friday will catch Minnesota on the northern end, bringing heavy snow and blizzard conditions to the west of the state, and possibly severe thunderstorms to the south and the Twin Cities.