A powerful storm began on Sunday. It is bringing snow higher up, but today it is moving south.
Forecasters say that the storm in Southern California will be significant. The rain will be up to 3 inches at the coast and up to 5 inches in the mountains.
It is expected to continue until Tuesday morning. There will be 1-3 feet of snow in the mountains and some in lower areas like 4,500 feet. Mr. Wofford thinks that ski resorts will do well since there will be lots of snow for skiing.
Mr. Wofford thinks that the ski resorts will do well.
The storm will make it colder. It will be cooler on Monday and Tuesday. The temperature might go down to 30 degrees at night in the mountains and some parts of the San Fernando Valley.
The temperature at night could drop to the 20s in the Antelope Valley. Officials say that it will be windy and strong with gusts as high as 40-65 mph.
A storm could come. Travel delays in the storm are possible. There might be debris in places that have burned. There is a chance of flooding, mudslides on mountain roads, and hazardous conditions when it is winter near 7,000 feet.
In Northern California, a storm with rain made its way across the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday morning. The rain is expected to be the heaviest on Sunday night into Monday.
The front moving through the Bay Area will stay on Sunday night. It will bring more rain, and it might flood in areas that were burned.
Parts of the Santa Lucia Mountains could get more than 6 inches of rain. Higher elevations are likely to get more rain.
Some people are afraid that strong winds will cause tree branches to fall down. They’re also worried that the high winds might knock out power lines.
But officials said that the storm is not like the snowy weather that will hit the Sierra Nevada.
At the end of Sunday morning, there was a lot of snow on the 5 Freeway. It was going to go to other places in California. The weather forecasters said that it would be very snowy, and people would need yardsticks to measure it.
It is going to snow a lot. The worst time will be from Monday morning through Tuesday morning. It could snow as much as 120 inches!
Heavy snow will make it hard to travel. You might not be able to go over the mountains in your car. There will be strong winds making it hard to see, and there might even be a whiteout.
The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area said that it might snow a lot for the next few days. It might also be windy.
If you plan to go to the area during this time, please do the following: plan ahead and check out CalTrans for information about how chains are required or not. The storm is going to be big, so make sure you are safe. Follow all closures and enjoy your time in the High Sierra!
The National Weather Service in California is warning people not to travel because many mountain roads need chains.
Some parts of Shasta County could see 5-6 feet of snow above 5,000 feet. There are more than 6 feet possible in Lassen and Sierra counties.
A new weather system might bring more rain or snow on Wednesday and Thursday.
” We need a new color scale for our snow forecast maps after this storm,” the weather service tweeted.
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