GET OUT YOUR SHOVELS, MORE MAY BE COMING 'DECENT DUMPING' OF SNOW FORECAST.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - More snow may be coming this weekend to 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 . The National Weather Service has predicted a 30 percent chance of rain and snow Friday night and Saturday in the Antelope Valley from a cold storm approaching Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Although the storm's trajectory might limit the amount of moisture it carries, the snow level could fall to as low as 2,000 to 2,500 feet - similar to last weekend's storm, the Weather Service said. The Weather Service said the jetstream is oriented to bring ``a decent dumping'' of snow to north-facing Southern California mountain slopes, such as at the Mountain High ski resort near Wrightwood that got nearly two feet of snow last weekend. Last weekend's storm brought up to three inches of snow to Palmdale and tied up traffic overnight Saturday and early Sunday 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. . Snow and ice also closed Interstate 5 near Gorman for hours. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color) Jackson Lake Jackson Lake is a lake located in north western Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park. The lake is natural, except for the top 33 feet (10 m), which is due to the construction of Jackson Lake Dam, built in 1911. in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los , top and top right, is still half-covered with ice Tuesday, and the National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of rain and snow Friday night and Saturday. Above, Brandon Castain and his son, Kadin, 3, of Yorba Linda, take advantage of the snow from last weekend to go sledding by 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 near Wrightwood. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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