SNOW ARRIVES, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE TROUBLE.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer GORMAN - Winter sure took its time getting here. After weeks of sunny, dry weather that tricked flowering trees and plants into blossoming like spring, a winter storm dropped rain and dusted 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, peaks with snow - though not enough to cause problems on either Interstate 5 or 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. . ``We had light snowflakes snowflakes small patches of gray or white hair acquired after birth. Skin color is unchanged. See also achromotrichia, vitiligo. , hard snowflakes, and then it's clear again,'' said Michelle Malone Michelle Malone is an American roots rock and blues singer/songwriter and accomplished guitarist. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia by her mother and grandmother, both professional singers. , a staffer at the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area south of Gorman. But a bit more rain is expected today, with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. with small hail. The snow level is expected to dip to 3,500 feet, too high to get Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, but low enough to snarl Interstate 5 north of Gorman. The storm is expected to give way this afternoon, with partial overcast skies for the rest of the Presidents Day weekend. Mostly clear skies are predicted for the rest of the week, warming to the 50s by Friday. This winter is much drier than the record season a year ago, when a string of slow-moving storms caused devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. floods and mudslides, and dropped enough snow to shut down Interstate 5 at the Grapevine for several days. As of 1 a.m. Saturday, downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or totaled about 5.14 inches of rain since July 1, compared to the 25.51 inches the same 7 1/2-month period a year ago, said Bill Forwood, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Oxnard. Normal rainfall for the period is about 9.37 inches, he said. Between Friday and Saturday morning, the storm dropped about 0.19 inches of rain in Los Angeles, and 0.37 inches in Newhall. Rick and Kim Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. weren't taking any chances: the Redondo Beach couple left early in the morning heading up Interstate 5 for Monterey, hoping to stay ahead of the storm. ``They say that the storm was going to hit (Saturday night),'' said Kim Mora, 29, during a stop at Gorman. ``I checked the CalTrans Web site before we left and they say it was all clear.'' Others came looking to revel in the powder. Malone said at least 40 groups have arrived at the Hungry Valley off-road park - a good start for a holiday weekend. ``They like to come up and ride in the snow,'' she said. ``The snow makes it so the dust doesn't pick up, and they like to play in it as well.'' Navin Tailor, manager at the Econolodge in Gorman, said the 60-room motel did swift business Friday night. ``Lots of people are visiting because they're expecting snow,'' she said. ``It's unfortunate it didn't snow. It's nice and clear - just a little chilly, that's it. It's just winter.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Veronica Vargas of Granada Hills holds her son, Joseph, 4, as they watch people sled at Mt. Pinos recreation area near Frazier Park on Saturday morning. (2 -- 3 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) Above, Harout Ayvazyan, 11, of Porter Ranch runs on a snowy path at Mt. Pinos recreation area near Frazier Park on Saturday. Below, Harout lets Marguis Vargas, 10, of Granada Hills use his sled during Vargas' first trip to the snow. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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