BRACE FOR COLD, SNOW DOWN TO 1,500 FEET.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - Snow showers could fall this weekend on the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and interfere with traffic 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. between Acton and Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
The National Weather Service said very cold air from Canada and Alaska will plunge southward, but the showery nature of the precipitation makes it likely that rainfall and snow amounts will be slight. ``It's going to be more showery,'' weather specialist Bonnie Bartling said. ``It mainly will be very cold weather.'' The Weather Service issued a storm watch for the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. for this afternoon through Saturday night, warning that cold, snow and gusty gust·y adj. gust·i·er, gust·i·est 1. Blowing in or marked by gusts: a gusty storm. 2. Characterized by sudden outbursts. winds could create deadly hazards for campers and hikers. The storm could bring small hail as well as winds topping 40 mph in the Antelope Valley, the Weather Service said. Snow levels today could range between 2,500 feet and 3,500 feet, which could bring accumulating snow to the 3,200-foot Escondido Summit on the Antelope Valley Freeway and to the 4,100-foot Tejon Pass on Interstate 5. Snow levels are expected to lower to 2,000 feet between tonight and Sunday, falling in some spots as low as 1,500 feet. Downtown Palmdale is about 2,700 feet in elevation, central Lancaster about 2,400 feet and Pearblossom about 3,100 feet. Caltrans said it has crews mobilized with snowplows and other heavy equipment, ready to clear snow on north Los Angeles County highways. ``This is actually standard operating procedure standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. for Caltrans,'' Caltrans spokeswoman Jeanne Bonfilio said. ``We plan and prepare for these types of situations, which we see yearly, especially on the Grapevine, Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern , Route 14 in Acton and Palmdale and other higher elevations.'' The Weather Service predicted a 40 percent chance of showers today in the Antelope Valley, increasing to a 50 percent chance of rain or snow showers tonight. The chance of precipitation declines to 20 percent Sunday night. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Clouds expected to bring cold rain and even some snow today roll over the San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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