{"id":556300,"date":"2023-02-25T00:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heavy-snow-hits-southern-california\/"},"modified":"2023-02-25T00:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:18:12","slug":"heavy-snow-hits-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heavy-snow-hits-southern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"#Heavy snow hits southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af07510434b2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af07510434b2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heavy-snow-hits-southern-california\/#%E2%80%9CHeavy_snow_hits_southern_California%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Heavy snow hits southern California&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heavy-snow-hits-southern-california\/#Flash_flooding\" >Flash flooding<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHeavy_snow_hits_southern_California%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Heavy snow hits southern California&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/snow-has-snarled-mount.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/snow-has-snarled-mount.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Snow has snarled mountain roads around sothern California, as a brutal, but unusual, winter storm grips the area.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/snow-has-snarled-mount.jpg\" alt=\"Snow has snarled mountain roads around sothern California, as a brutal, but unusual, winter storm grips the area\" title=\"Snow has snarled mountain roads around sothern California, as a brutal, but unusual, winter storm grips the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Snow has snarled mountain roads around sothern California, as a brutal, but unusual, winter storm grips the area.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the Los Angeles area, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Breathless television weather presenters more used to delivering a same-every-day forecast of warm sunshine found themselves knee-deep in the white stuff as the region gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>led with its worst winter storm for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Major roads were closed as ice and snow made them impassable, including sections of Interstate 5, the main north-south highway that connects Mexico, the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said there was no estimate when it would be re-opened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dangerous and potentially life-threatening snow related impacts are likely for mountain, desert, and foothill roadways in southern California,&#8221; the National Weather Service (NWS) said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Multiple rounds of heavy snowfall coupled with strong winds will lead to blizzard conditions over some of the higher terrain and mountain passes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Snow and high winds brought down power lines, knocking out the lights for 118,000 customers in California, according to poweroutage.us.<\/p>\n<p>Television stations dispatched their presenters to mountain areas, where some reported on traffic misery and others chatted with gleeful children given the day off school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social media<\/a> platforms were inundated with pictures of varying amounts of snow in gardens, as residents marveled at the winter weather.<\/p>\n<p>The NWS offered a Twitter tutorial for Californians struggling to put a name to the unusual white stuff spoiling the view of palm trees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wondering what kind of frozen precipitation is falling from the sky in your area (assuming you are at a higher elevation)? Here is an informative graphic&#8230; that distinguishes between graupel and hail,&#8221; NWS Los Angeles tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Hail (&#8220;hard &amp; solid&#8221;) is &#8220;frozen raindrops of ice from thunderstorms,&#8221; while graupel (&#8220;soft &amp; wet&#8221;) is &#8220;snowflakes that collect supercooled water droplets on the outer surface,&#8221; the agency informed readers.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flash_flooding\"><\/span>Flash flooding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But for people living at lower elevations, heavy rain was sparking warnings of inundations and landslides.<\/p>\n<p>A flood watch was in place for portions of Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties where up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain was expected in an hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Increased threat of flash flooding\/rockslides,&#8221; the NWS said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Expect potential for very heavy rain, road flooding, small hail, &amp; gusty winds. Ocean waterspouts &amp; land-based tornadoes are possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Winter weather was also making life difficult in other parts of the West, with roads closed in Wyoming, and Oregon reporting near-record snow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Portland experienced its second snowiest day ever recorded (on Thursday) with 10.8 inches of snow,&#8221; the NWS in the city said.<\/p>\n<p>The heavy weather continued to snarl flights after several days of misery for air <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ers.<\/p>\n<p>More than 340 flights into, out of or around the United States had been canceled by 2000 GMT Friday, with 4,000 more delayed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                  \u00a9 2023 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Heavy snow hits southern California (2023, February 24)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 24 February 2023<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-02-heavy-southern-california.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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