RAIN TO GIVE COMMUTERS A BREAK.Byline: Eric Leach Daily News Staff Writer Southern Californians can look forward to clear, cool weather in the days ahead, following the last in a series of storms that hit 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. on Thursday, snarling 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. the morning commute in many areas. ``I think it will be sunny by Friday afternoon, and Saturday should be mostly sunny,'' said Bruce Rockwell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. ``It might cloud over cloud over Verb 1. (of the sky or weather) to become cloudy: it was clouding over and we thought it would rain 2. a little on Sunday. If there is any rain, it should be a little to the north of the Los Angeles area,'' he said. During the morning commute Thursday there were 129 mostly minor collisions on Los Angeles freeways, about twice what would be expected without rain, officials said. The crashes and wet roadways bogged down traffic in a number of areas, turning typically half-hour commutes into two-hour ordeals for many. Some of the most serious morning congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. was on the westbound Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. near the 405 interchange and the northbound Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. in the Newhall area. As the rain cleared, however, the evening commute returned to normal. ``Today was not bad at all for rainy weather,'' said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Karen Faciane on Thursday afternoon. Although there will be low clouds and fog in some areas, as the day progresses the sky should clear, forecasters said. High temperatures today and Saturday are expected be in the 60s. Air quality will be good in all areas of the South Coast Air Basin on Friday, officials said. Snow levels in 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, mountains were expected to be around 6,000 feet with snow accumulations less than 3 inches. L.A. RAINFALL Latest storm 0.35 of an inch Season 1.37 of an inch Normal 1.64 of an inch Note: Season total is for the period beginning July 1, 1997, at 4 p.m. as measured at the Los Angeles Civic Center. LOCAL RAINFALL (In inches as of 5 p.m. Thursday) Woodland Hills 0.44 Chatsworth 0.46 Northridge 0.43 Newhall 0.24 Simi Valley 0.30 Thousand Oaks 0.26 Sources: National Weather Service and AccuWeather CAPTION(S): Photo, 2 charts PHOTO Celfar Villatoro, at left, and two others were injured when his truck slid off the Golden State Freeway in the Sylmar area Thursday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Chart: (1) L.A. Rainfall (2) Local rainfall |
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