Tioga Road to close in Yosemite National Park

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Oct. 30, 2008. It is reproduced in full below.

With the arrival of the first winter storm of the season, the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will close this evening at 7:00 p.m. The storm is bringing rain to the Sierra Nevada region with significant snowfall expected at higher elevations.

Once the storm has passed, an assessment will be made on the reopening of the Tioga Road.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service