According to the FOX Forecast Center, this is the first blizzard warning for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties since 1989.
As much as 5 feet of snow and wind gusts to 75 mph are expected in those mountains. The highest elevations could see up to 7 feet of snow. This dangerous combination of heavy snow and high winds will be blinding.
The NWS also issued Blizzard Warnings for higher elevations across Santa Barbara and Fresno counties. Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks are included in the Blizzard Warnings as well. The FOX Forecast Center warned that 60-mph wind gusts could lower wind chills to 40 below zero, which can cause frostbite on exposed skin in 10 minutes.Already, the storm has packed a punch in the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon, had its second-snowiest day on record Wednesday as 10.
Grass Valley, California, in Nevada County, hasn’t seen a foot of snow since 2001. Its average high for this time of year is 55 degrees.Parts of California are seeing a rare blizzard warning as a winter storm makes it way to the west coast.Coastal ranges in the Blizzard Warning will see heavy snow Friday and Saturday. Snow levels will be around 3,000 to 4,000 feet.
Paired with up to hurricane-force wind gusts, travel will be treacherous, with near-whiteout conditions in some areas.Winds will be gusty throughout most of California as the storm system strengthens offshore. Valleys and lowlands will see widespread gusts between 35 and 50 mph. Mountains could feel hurricane-force wind gusts to 75 mph.
“The lower snow levels will limit the amount of water coming down off the mountains in the short term. However, with the potential for one inch per hour rates and thunderstorms and the longer duration of heavy rain, flooding or flash flooding is possible just about anywhere, not just in burn areas,” the NWS office in Los Angeles wrote in a forecast discussion.
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