![]() The climate of Los Angeles is mild to hot year-round, and mostly dry. Several counties in Wyoming went into search-and-rescue mode after more than 40 inches of snow fell in the southern parts of the state over the course of several days and motorists were trapped in heavy snow, the state highway patrol said on Twitter.Downtown Los Angeles on a typically sunny day, but with unusual atmospheric clarity. The storm struck the West as a ferocious, multiday winter storm began to subside after wreaking havoc in several states across the West, northern Great Plains the Great Lakes region and New England. The majority of the outages – nearly 720,000 – were in Michigan, where freezing rain and ice this week damaged utility lines and trees. That accounts for a small portion of the more than 820,000 power outages recorded nationwide as the day began, according to. ![]() Power outages were already adding up in California early Friday, with nearly 75,000 customers in the dark, largely in the northern region. Power is out and has been mostly gone since Tuesday.”Ĭhildren revel in the rare snowfall in Yucaipa with a view of the San Bernardino County mountains in California. Lots of trees are falling and all the roads around us are closed. It started yesterday but picked up a lot overnight. “We never seen this much snow up here,” Kihara said. Snow has already hit the Santa Cruz Mountain, resident Ngugi Kihara told CNN on Friday. “Heavy snow, winds gusting as high as 60 mph, will cause zero visibility due to blowing and drifting snow,” the weather service warned. The Sierra Nevada Mountains could see up to 6 feet of snow Friday into Saturday and in Nevada, a blizzard warning for northwestern Nye County will be in effect Friday morning through early Saturday. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) Matt Roberts/Getty Images The natural creation is called Ôsnow monstersÕ, attract visitors. ZAO, JAPAN - JANUARY 20: Snow trees are seen at Zao Ski Resort on Januin Yamagata, Japan. The highest gusts in the warning areas could reach 75 mph. The storm has put more than 20 million people under flood watches and more than 30 million people under high wind alerts across Southern California – roughly two months after the state endured rounds of deadly flooding. In the San Diego area, up to 3 inches of rain is possible in lower elevations while the mountains could get 7 inches. ![]() Up to 5 inches of rain could fall across lower elevations of the greater Los Angeles area while the mountains could see 6 inches. The weather service also warned that debris flows are likely from previous burn scars in the region. “Flash flooding is already occurring…and is expected to worsen into the evening hours,” the NWS warning said. Over 6 million people are covered by the warning, including downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Burbank and Santa Barbara. This is the second highest level of flood warning from the NWS, only topped by a flood emergency. The National Weather Service on Friday afternoon issued a flash flood warning with a “considerable flash flood damage threat,” for Los Angeles and surrounding areas. The worst impacts from flooding and blizzard conditions occur Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, when any non-essential or non-emergency travel should be postponed!” the San Diego weather service said.įlash flood warning issued for Los Angeles “For Friday morning through Saturday afternoon, plan to hunker down and avoid travel. In fact, areas very close to the Pacific Coast and also into the interior valleys that are not accustomed to seeing snow, may see some accumulating snowfall,” the National Weather Service said early Friday. “This storm system will be unusually cold, and snow levels will be very low. A car stuck in the snow in the San Gabriel Mountains along Angeles Crest Highway during a storm in La Canada, California, on Friday, Feb.
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