SNOW GOOD, RAIN POOR LOCAL MOUNTAINS GET FOOT OR MORE OF WHITE STUFF.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer PALMDALE - A winter storm barely dampened 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 but powdered the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. with snow. Rainfall was measured at 0.05 of an inch by midafternoon Tuesday in Palmdale - compared with 3.72 inches over three days from the storm two weeks ago - but 12 to 14 inches of new snow fell on the Mountain High ski resort near Wrightwood. ``Conditions are great,'' Mountain High spokesman John McColly said. Partly cloudy Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. Band members
A chance of showers was predicted for Saturday, forecasters said, but partly cloudy skies were expected to return Sunday and Monday. Tuesday's rain did not result in street flooding or other problems in Quartz Hill, which had been inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. by the Feb. 11-13 storm, fire officials said. The latest rain bumped Palmdale's rainfall since October to 5.72 inches, up from the 5.27 inches that is normal by Feb. 25, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. National Weather Service statistics. Last year, which was the driest on record in 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. , only 1.93 inches had fallen by this time. The average annual rainfall is 7.8 inches for Palmdale. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Gabriel Self, 11, of Palmdale has a ball - a snowball thrown by his mom, Elizabeth Self, on Tuesday afternoon in Wrightwood. Up to 13 inches of snow fell there. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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