Other areas of California are also forecast to be affected by the strong winter storm. A stretch of Interstate 5 in Siskiyou County, near the Oregon border, could get more than 1 foot of snow.

And Highway 101 in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties could see snowfall. Highway 101 at Ridgewood Summit in Mendocino County could get up to 1 foot of snow; at Prairie Creek Summit in Humboldt County, up to 1.5 feet; and south of Crescent City in Del Norte County, about half a foot of snow.

Yosemite National Park was ordered shut down starting Friday and its visitors told to leave by noon. The park will remain closed at least through noon Sunday, and its closure could be extended.

Some 6 to 12 inches of snow could fall in Yosemite Valley — the most popular part of Yosemite National Park, the National Weather Service office in Hanford said. A winter storm warning was in effect through Sunday morning.

A more intense blizzard warning was already in effect for the rest of Yosemite National Park outside of Yosemite Valley, which will last through Sunday morning.

Some 2 to 3 feet of snow could fall at the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite National Park along Highway 120, a route often taken by travelers from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Along Highway 41, a route to the park often taken by those from Fresno and Southern California, 3 to 5 feet of snow could fall at the entrance to the park, around Mariposa Grove. At the historic Victorian-era Wawona Hotel, 3 to 6 feet of snow could fall.

The winter storm was expected to be more mild for Southern California. The wettest period of the weekend was expected Saturday, but there’s still a chance of rain Sunday.

Still, there could be “isolated and brief bursts of heavy rain likely through Saturday night,” mainly in the foothills and coastal slopes, the weather service office in Oxnard said. There is the potential for mudslides and rockslides on canyon roads and below steep hillsides, and ongoing land movement in recent landslide areas.

For the weekend storm, downtown L.A. could get 0.6 of an inch of rain; Long Beach, 0.44 of an inch; Pomona, 0.74 of an inch; Pasadena, 1.33 inches; Santa Clarita, 0.77 of an inch; Oxnard, 0.65 of an inch; and Santa Barbara, 0.92 of an inch.

San Diego could get up to 0.2 of an inch; Irvine, San Clemente and Riverside could get up to 0.3 of an inch; Anaheim, up to 0.4 inch; Ontario and Temecula, up to 0.7 of an inch; and San Bernardino, up to 1 inch.

The San Francisco Bay Area encountered thunderstorms Friday night, and more rain arrived Saturday. Cities in the Bay Area were generally forecast to get between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain through Sunday.

Four people were hurt in San Francisco on Friday evening when a tree fell on their car at Golden Gate Avenue and Laguna Street, firefighters said.

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