OUT OF LAS VEGAS ODDS AGAINST FAST TRIP HOME.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A winter cold front dumped light rain and heavy snow across 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, on Sunday, prompting authorities to shut down Interstate 15 for several hours. The storm unleashed up to an inch of rain in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties and more than 12 inches of snow in parts of the San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m) and Mt. San Gorgonio (11,485 ft/3,501 m). , said Greg Martin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Desert areas such as Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms were blanketed with up to 6 inches of snow. A heavy snow warning
A Heavy Snow Warning is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when a high rate of snowfall is occurring or is forecast. was issued for Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park, 1,022,703 acres (414,050 hectares), S California. Lying between the high Mojave Desert and the low Colorado Desert, this park has a unique ecosystem in which are preserved rare Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia in areas above 2,500 feet. The storm, part of an upper-level low pressure system heading southeast from Nevada, was expected to drop upward of 2 inches of rain in San Diego County, Martin said. By Sunday afternoon, areas in San Diego County above 3,000 feet had seen up to 6 inches of snow, said Noel Isla, also an NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) meteorologist. The storm was expected to continue through Sunday evening, but no mudslides were reported. Snowstorms forced authorities to close off a stretch of Interstate 15 through the Cajon Pass at about 1:30 a.m., said Jason Stiber, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. . The highway was opened about five hours later to vehicles escorted by authorities. Light showers and windy conditions were expected early this morning, clearing in the afternoon, and temperatures were expected to remain chilly. The NWS predicts partly cloudy skies with high temperatures in the 60s across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Overnight lows are expected to dip into the 40s. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- ran in Valley and AV editions) Californians returning from Las Vegas are stuck for hours in Interstate Highway 15 traffic snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. by snow and rain on Sunday. (2) A car gets a tow after one of many crashes Sunday in a snowstorm that forced closing of part of Interstate 15 while snow plows worked. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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