BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE UNEXPECTEDLY SNOWY STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - A late winter snowstorm closed Interstate 5 through the Tejon Pass At an elevation of 4,183 ft. (1,275 m.), the Tejon Pass (IPA: [teɪˈhoʊn ˈpæs]) is a mountain pass at the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains in southern California in the United States. and Highway 58 through Tehachapi, plus caused a Monday-morning pileup on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. . A dozen vehicles plowed into each other on an icy Antelope Valley Freeway bridge at dawn - requiring eight tow trucks to clear the wreckage - and a few minutes later another vehicle slid into a stopped California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. car. ``It's been a headache,'' CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Jeff Perez said of the snow. ``It'll be good for the skiers but terrible for the motorists.'' No one was seriously hurt in any of the storm-related crashes, officials said. No serious crashes were reported on San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. freeways as the storm blew out before commuting time started. The storm dropped only 0.11 of an inch of rain in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , not enough to do much for a rainy season that has totaled so far only 4.21 inches - one-third of average. Rainfall was even less elsewhere: 0.05 of an inch in Van Nuys, 0.05 in Oxnard, 0.08 in Palmdale and 0.02 in Lancaster. The National Weather Service predicted sunny but breezy weather today with a chance of showers returning by Saturday. Temperatures were predicted in the upper 60s to low 70s today in the San Fernando Valley, and in the 60s in the Antelope Valley. Monday morning's storm also covered Highway 33 north of Ojai with about an inch of snow, which quickly melted, and dropped about 4 to 6 inches of snow on the higher reaches of the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. , and about 6 to 8 inches at Mountain High Ski Resort near Wrightwood. Interstate 5 was closed between Castaic and the Grapevine from midnight to 8 a.m. Monday because of snow. In Kern County, four or five big rigs jackknifed and several smaller vehicles spun off the road or crashed on icy Highway 58, causing the CHP to shut down the highway between the San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes and Mojave from 1 to 4:30 a.m. and again from 5:30 to 10 a.m. No one was seriously hurt because most of the crashes occurred at low speeds, officials said. ``There was probably only 3 inches or so (of snow). It really iced up because it got so cold,'' CHP Officer Mark McCormack said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) The mountains above Acton are covered with a light dusting of snow after Sunday night's unexpectedly cold storm. (2 -- color) The Antelope Valley Freeway cleared after sunshine melted the ice and snow, but early Monday morning, vehicles slid into each other as motorists encountered icy patches. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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