Published February 25,2023
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An enormous winter storm blanketed the state of California on Friday threatening treacherous blizzard situations as far south as San Diego that would proceed wreaking havoc by means of the weekend.
“A Blizzard Warning, the first issued by this office, is now in effect for the San Bernardino County Mountains from 4 AM Friday to 4 PM Saturday,” the National Weather Service (NWS) in San Diego tweeted. “Travel will be VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE due to the extremely heavy snow and extremely high winds expected.”
Forecasters predict that as much as 5 toes of snow might fall within the mountains of Big Bear Lake, about two hours northeast of Los Angeles, creating whiteout situations and wind gusts of as much as 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour), with excessive climate situations elevating the chance of avalanches.
“This storm should not be taken lightly!” officers tweeted within the metropolis of Big Bear Lake. “Stay home. Stay warm. Stay safe.”
“We can potentially receive upwards of 3-5 ft (maybe more) of snow tonight,” it mentioned.
In Santa Clarita, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, elements of Interstate 5 have been closed Friday attributable to a mudslide, in line with the California Department of Transporation. Heavy snow had fallen Thursday night time when the storm started shifting into the state.
In northern California, lack of visibility led to street closures alongside Interstate 80 between San Francisco and the state’s capital of Sacramento.
At least 3 million Californians have been underneath a winter storm warning as of Friday and 150,000 prospects have been with out electrical energy.
While the forecast for heavy snow has put a lot of the state on excessive alert, the southern coastal areas might additionally face threats from heavy rain and flooding, with the larger Los Angeles space probably getting two to 4 inches of rainfall, in line with the NWS.
“Latest radar … shows continuing heavy showers & isolated thunderstorms,” tweeted the NWS in Los Angeles. “Weak tornadoes are possible. Rain will continue over all areas with rain rates increasing at times to 0.25 to 0.50 per hour.”
Evacuation warnings have been issued by means of Saturday morning simply north of Los Angeles in Ventura County for areas thought-about unstable after being hit arduous by storms that killed a couple of dozen individuals final month.
“We’re just watching hour by hour,” Dave Fleisch, the county’s assistant public works director, instructed the Ventura Country Star newspaper.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
