A Pacific winter storm brought several days of flooding, freezing temperatures, and snow to parts of Southern California.
The river reached dangerous levels and snow fell in the fields around Los Angeles. More than 30 inches of snow fell in some areas, with weather experts reporting more.
The National Weather Service said the storm was one of the strongest to hit southwestern California, and although the wind and rain had eased, it still made some noise.
The mountains north of the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clara were white and the inner eastern suburbs were covered in snow.
Weather in the region settled for a rare winter in the mountains, and the widespread flood watch ended later in the day.
Forecasters said there will be a rest day before the storm next Monday.
More than 120,000 California power plants downed trees and power lines after days of high winds, and Interstate 5, the north-south highway that runs along the west coast, was destroyed at the Daejeon Pass. Heavy snow and frost in the mountains north of Los Angeles.
As of Saturday morning, there were 81 inches (205 cm) of snow in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northwest of Los Angeles and up to 64 inches (160 cm) of snow in Snow Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains…
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Additionally, Cogswell Dam in Los Angeles County received about fifteen inches of rain and the Wilderness Hills urban area received about 10.5 inches.
“The past few days have seen record amounts of rain and snow, as well as heavy blizzards at elevations where snow is rarely seen,” wrote the Los Angeles County Weather Bureau.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department used a helicopter to rescue four homeless people trapped in a large flood control basin on the Los Angeles River.
A spokesman said two people were taken to the hospital with hypothermia.
Meanwhile, in the Valencia area of northern Los Angeles County, the Santa Clara River tore through six park levees early Saturday morning, killing three campers.
KCAL-TV reported that it was not an accident, but a resident said the scene was devastating.
A rare storm warning has been issued for Southern California as a winter storm makes landfall on the West Coast.
A winter storm is slowly creeping up the West Coast, flooding highways in Los Angeles and issuing rare storm warnings in Southern California.
San Diego’s National Weather Service said in an early snow warning that he could see three to five feet of snow in the San Bernardino County mountains Saturday morning.
A blizzard warning was also issued for the Los Angeles and Ventura areas last Saturday. Snow depths reach 5 feet and visibility is 7 to 8 feet in some areas. The Los Angeles Weather Department issued its last blizzard warning on February 4, 1989.
Heavy rains that hit Los Angeles on Friday afternoon blocked many highways in the area. This is his second level of NPM’s flood warnings, and the threshold is only reached during flood emergencies.
Up to 5 inches of rain can fall in the lower elevations of the greater Los Angeles area, and up to 6 inches can fall in the mountains. In the San Diego area, it grows up to 3 inches in valleys and up to 7 inches in mountains.
Flood advisories protect more than 6 million people, including downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Burbank, and Santa Barbara.
This is a very cold storm system with very little snow cover. Heavy snowfall can occur in areas closer to the Pacific coast and closer to inland valleys where snow is not uncommon.
“The worst effects of the flooding and snowdrifts occurred Friday night through Saturday morning, causing some travel delays,” the San Diego Weather Department said.
From ocean waves to snowy mountains: bad weather has arrived in California
The winter storm that swept across the state brought more rain, wind, and snow Thursday. sent under the river bank and flooded. More storms are coming.
SAN FRANCISCO — Treacherous waves washed up the coast as the strongest winter storm hit California on Thursday, uprooting trees, knocking out power to thousands of people, and bringing more rain, wind, and snow to the floods.
One of the worst storms forecast to hit the West Coast this month has dumped water into overflowing rivers and fresh snow in the Sierra Nevada. Heavy rain is expected in California on Saturday and Monday.
“This storm is flooding our state,” said Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for the California State Emergency Management Agency.
Strong winds and rain Thursday morning appear to have settled in many areas. But the fire will soon stop, said Ferguson. “We never got there,” he said.
The storm was especially devastating in the Bay Area, where strong winds and heavy rain uprooted trees and toppled buildings, vehicles, and power lines.
First Blizzard Warning for Southern California. Flash now?
A series of low-pressure systems bringing cold air directly from Canada have brought low snow levels and rare blizzard warnings to the mountains of Southern California.
Meteorologists near Dover in San Bernardino said they heard thunder on Thursday, according to Alex Turdi, a weather forecaster at the National Weather Service in San Bernardino. This was a particularly cold and unstable part of a series of thunderstorms that hit the San Bernardino Mountains.
Lightning is less common in winter, but lightning and lightning can occur in snowstorms. These dramatic and relatively rare events are known as blizzards and are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorms due to the same mechanism.
For example, thunderstorms were reported in November that blanketed Buffalo, New York with heavy snow. Residents reported seeing lightning in the sky while snow fell on the ground. This is rare in Buffalo, which is known for its lake snowfall, but very rare in Southern California, where snow is rare.
More thunderstorms are possible on Saturday. Satellite images show a large event late Friday morning. A powerful storm system is moving along the California coast, pulling rivers of low moisture from the Pacific Ocean. According to the National Weather Service, heavy snow and strong winds from the storm will make the mountains dangerous this weekend.
A blizzard becomes a blizzard when winds reach 35 mph, blizzard conditions occur, and visibility is reduced to less than a quarter mile for more than three hours. A severe snowstorm means winds over 45 mph, poor visibility, and temperatures below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. When the wind blows around the piled snow, it is called “Jifubuki”.
And by the time you reach the center of the lowlands, a blizzard is blowing.
