SOUTHLAND ALL WET; RAIN, SNOW SNARL TRAFFIC; 2ND STORM ON ITS WAY.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer A cold Pacific storm from the Gulf of Alaska Noun 1. Gulf of Alaska - a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. 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. , 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. Monday morning traffic and flooding some low-lying areas. The storm dropped nearly half an inch of rain at the Los Angeles Civic Center before moving out overnight. Scattered morning showers this morning are expected to clear, leaving mostly sunny skies throughout the day, 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. Vladimir Ryshko, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Highs will be in the low 60s and lows will reach the low 40s. Another wet weather system is expected to reach the Southland toward the end of the week. Monday's snow and rain tripled the number of vehicle accidents on a dry Monday morning, forcing closure of several road lanes and stretches of freeways. While Ryshko described Monday's rain as ``pretty much a typical cold winter storm for 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, ,'' he noted it was also ``the second largest storm we've had to date'' this rain season. ``It was definitely a cold storm,'' he added. Data for the rain season were recorded since July 1 last year. Ryshko said this season's biggest storm took place on Jan. 25 and 26, when a total of 1.15 inches of rain fell at the Civic Center. Officials said that the storm dumped 0.45 of an inch on the Los Angeles Civic Center by 4 p.m. Monday. That brought the season's total to 4.78 inches, compared with a norm of 12.35 inches. Last year 23.59 inches had fallen on the Civic Center by the same date. Temperatures at the Civic Center on Monday reached a high of 55 degrees and low of 47. Snow closed the 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 Gorman, creating a hellish commute on the Grapevine and leaving a dusting of snow on mountains surrounding the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . In Malibu, a mudslide about three miles north of Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
According to the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. , in Los Angeles County from 5 to 9 a.m., 203 crashes were reported. By comparison, a week ago - when the roads were dry - only 67 calls came in during the same time period. ``People aren't driving the way they should be. They're driving too fast,'' said CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Frank Sansone in traffic management control. Around 7:25 a.m., on a transition road between the southbound portion of the 405 Freeway and the 118 Freeway, a garbage truck hit a guardrail. The call was handled by CHP's Newhall division. Officers closed the area for about two hours, causing traffic to back up. CHP's Operation Snowflake went into effect around 7:10 a.m. when the Golden State Freeway had to be shut down around 9 a.m. from Lake Hughes Road Hughes Road is an arterial road in South Mumbai linking Opera House with Kemps Corner. To the left is Malabar Hill. to Laval Road due to snow. At 11 a.m. officers escorted commuters up and down the freeway. A stretch of the Los Angeles Forest Highway at Sierra Highway and Mount Emma Road was closed around 9 a.m. due to bad weather and road conditions. In Pasadena, around 3:30 a.m., on the eastbound 210 Freeway, west of the 134 Freeway, a tractor trailer hit a deer that had wandered onto the roadway, according to CHP officer Todd Powers. The impact caused the truck's fuel tank to rupture, spilling 20 gallons across two lanes. Highway patrol closed three lanes and diverted traffic until 6:50 a.m. The most unusual siting of snow was spotted from 600 to 800 feet in elevation in Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County, Ryshko said. Most winter storms drop snow at the 3,000 feet elevation and higher. L.A. RAINFALL Latest storm 0.45 of an inch Season 4.78 inches Normal 12.35 inches Note: Season total is for the period beginning July 1, 1998, at 4 p.m. as measured at the Los Angeles Civic Center. LOCAL RAINFALL (In inches as of 4 p.m. Monday) Chatsworth 0.59 Glendale 0.70 L.A. Civic Center 0.45 Newhall 0.53 Palmdale 0.06 Simi Valley 0.70 Thousand Oaks 0.64 Van Nuys 0.50 Woodland Hills 0.30 Source: National Weather Service CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 charts PHOTO (1) A frustrated motorist, left, walks away from the closed entrance to the northbound Golden State Freeway at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic after being told Monday morning that the freeway will be closed indefinitely. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News (2) An unidentified man pushes his stalled vehicle out of high water Monday morning at Tuxford Street and San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in Sun Valley. John McCoy/Daily News (3) A cyclist tries to stay on high ground through the flooded intersection of Tujunga Avenue and Strathern Street in Sun Valley. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Chart: (1) L.A. rainfall (2) Local rainfall |
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