STORMY WEATHER BLOWS THROUGH AND OUT OF DESERT REGION.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A relentless storm continued to dump rain on 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 throughout the night Friday and into Saturday morning, with strong winds causing brief power failures throughout the area. Motorists began slowing down because of the weather conditions, and no major crashes were reported Friday night or Saturday morning, officials said. The nearly two dozen traffic crashes in Lancaster and Palmdale on Friday afternoon were minor. ``It seems like motorists are starting to pay more attention to their driving and being more cautious,'' said Deputy Andy Lynch
Andy Lynch (born in London to New Zealand parents on January 19, 1979) is an award-winning guitarist and member of New Zealand boy-pop band Zed. of the Palmdale sheriff's station. Only two minor traffic incidents were reported in Palmdale on Saturday morning, and both were solo vehicle crashes. The motorists in both incidents received only minor injuries, including cuts and bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. , officials said. Power flickered through several areas in the valley overnight and into Saturday morning, but no one was without power for more than a few minutes, officials said. The wind's speed overnight Friday topped as high as 50 mph in some areas of the Antelope Valley but slowed to between 20 and 30 mph by Saturday afternoon, and the rain decreased to just a drizzle. Although the strong winds and chance of rain are expected Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , a National Weather Service forecast said the Antelope Valley should see clear skies Clear Skies could refer to:
Temperatures for the valley are expected to continue to drop throughout the week to lows in the low to mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 30s and highs in the mid- to upper 60s. Tuesday through Friday, forecasts show clear skies with breezes but no rain. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) DeDe Kaplan walks with granddaughter Alyssa McKern, 12, as a rainbow spans over the desert Saturday near Avenue R-8 and 12 Street East in Palmdale. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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