EXTREME COLD SPELL ON HEELS OF STORM WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTS RECORD-BREAKING CHILLY WEEKEND.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer A winter storm that was set to bear down 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 late Thursday and into this morning will be followed by an extreme cold air mass from the Sierra expected to bring potentially record-breaking temperatures this weekend, the National Weather Service said. Residents are advised to brace for temperatures likely to dip well into the teens early Saturday and Sunday, threatening record lows that have stood for more than 40 years. The winter storm, which meteorologists Atmospheric scientists
The National Weather Service forecasts early morning lows of 16 degrees for Saturday and 13 degrees for Sunday in both major Antelope Valley cities. Meteorologist Jamie Meyer said the two cold fronts associated with the storm were unlikely to bring the bone-chilling temperatures that Antelope Valley residents should expect this weekend, when there is no cloud cover to seal in Verb 1. seal in - close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" lock in confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed warmer daytime temperatures. The cold snap cold snap Noun a short period of cold and frosty weather Noun 1. cold snap - a spell of cold weather cold spell is unlikely to imperil im·per·il tr.v. im·per·iled or im·per·illed, im·per·il·ing or im·per·il·ling, im·per·ils To put into peril. See Synonyms at endanger. the Jan.13 record-low 4-degree temperature mark established in Lancaster in 1963, but the Jan.14 Palmdale record low of 13 degrees established the same year is very much threatened, Meyer said. ``The amount of cold air out there is unusual,'' Meyer said. The Weather Service recommends insulating water pipes with cloth, and securing animals and other pets indoors. Other precautionary measures include making sure furnace filters are replaced and chimney flues are cleaned. In the event of power failure, fire officials strongly advise residents not to bring barbecue equipment indoors, which, in addition to being a fire hazard fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio , can cause a potentially fatal oxygen depletion. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Anthony J. Simpson of Palmdale fishes under ominous clouds at Elizabeth Lake on Thursday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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