Rain and snow will continue to fall on Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Heavy snow fell Wednesday on the San Gabriel Mountains and will produce up to 9 inches of accumulation as rain continued to hit other areas of Southern California, National Weather Service forecasters said.
A winter storm warning in effect in the San Gabriels will expire at 5 a.m. Friday.
Travel in the San Gabriels ‘could be very difficult to impossible,” according to an NWS statement. “If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.”
Record rainfall was reported Tuesday in Long Beach and at Sandberg in the San Gabriels. At Long Beach Airport, 8.2 inches fell yesterday, breaking the record for an April 7, which was 0.78 of an inch, set in 1958. At Sandberg, 1.08 inch broke the 1958 record of .42.
Rain was forecast Wednesday in LA County, along with highs of 39 on Mount Wilson; 53 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 55 in Santa Clarita; 56 in Sylmar and Agoura Hills; 57 in Granada Hills, Pacoima and Claremont; 58 in Calabasas, Chatsworth, North Hills, Encino, Tarzana, Canoga Park, Winnetka, Woodland Hills, Panorama City and Pomona; 59 in Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Northridge, Avalon, Pasadena, San Gabriel and Burbank; 60 in Studio City and West Covina; 61 in Long Beach and San Pedro; 62 in Glendale, Whittier, Hawthorne, Torrance and at LAX; and 63 in downtown LA. Rain is expected through Friday.
Since the storm arrived Sunday, downtown LA has had 2 inches of rain and could get a quarter-inch more before it leaves later this week, said NWS meteorologist Kristen Stewart.
Thunderstorms were forecast throughout Orange County Wednesday, along with highs of 35 degrees on Santiago Peak; 47 on Ortega Highway at 2.600 feet; 53 at Trabuco Vanyon; 54 at Fremont Canyon; 57 in Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo and San Clemente; 58 in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel and Yorba Linda; 59 in Anaheim; 60 in Irvine, Garden Grove and Santa Ana; and 61 in Fullerton. A day of showers is expected Thursday.
In Orange County, a flash flood watch is in effect through Wednesday amid scattered showers, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.