Southern California mountains see season’s first snow, with another storm forecast for next week
A winter storm that dropped a whopping 9 inches of snow on Los Angeles and Orange counties is shaping up to be an early Christmas present.
In recent days, at least 9 inches of snow covered the high-elevation terrain in Ventura, Riverside, Orange, Santa Ana and San Bernardino counties, adding to the 14 inches already received by the mountains by Wednesday.
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It was the first snowfall of the winter season in nearly 40 years, but the storm will remain a Christmas gift for many residents in the mountains.
“It’s going to be a wonderful year,” said Bob Waring, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Northridge.
The winter storm dumping snow on California’s mountain areas began Saturday and will last into Thursday.
A winter storm expected to hit California’s high-elevation region early next week is expected to generate as much as 9 inches of snow in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. (Los Angeles Times)
A winter storm dumped snow on California’s mountain areas Saturday, leading to another dose of Christmas joy for residents in the snow-capped Sierra Nevada.
A winter storm expected to hit California’s high-elevation region early next week is expected to generate as much as 9 inches of snow in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. It also was affecting neighboring Kern County.
Forecasters said 1 to 3 inches of snow had fallen Saturday evening in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino valleys. Snow also fell in the Santa Ana and San Diego mountains.
In Southern California, a storm with a different name that’s not associated with winter is still on track to deliver the holiday gift of a white Christmas to at least some in the region.
A winter storm expected to hit California’s high-elevation region early next week is expected to generate as much as 9 inches of snow in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. (Los Angeles Times)
In Ventura County, officials say at least 9 inches of snow fell Saturday afternoon in Alpine, Pacific Palisades and Fallbrook.
While most of the snow fell in low-lying terrain, some of it
