Snow arrived in Los Angeles County too late to count as a White Christmas, but it did fall in time in Seattle—and it kept falling until it covered the ground around the historic Pike Place Market on Sunday. Wouldn’t do it
Powder fell as a second cold, storm front closed the Walls of the West Coast during the holiday weekend, triggering a winter storm warning from Seattle to San Diego, which will see a rainstorm on Monday and Tuesday. continued as a new wave.
Federal forecasters said the heat wave continued in the southern plains, where temperatures were 25 degrees above normal and were expected to remain there until at least Monday. Wichita Falls, Texas and Frederick, Oklahoma recorded temperatures in the 80s on Sunday.
Big white christmas news Came to Seattle late Saturday night in the area used to powder on December 25th. This continued throughout the night, and about 5 inches or more Snow has accumulated in the region, with more being recorded in some areas.
In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Interstate 80 in the Donner Summit area was closed for a third day, and snow conditions were so dangerous that National Weather Service Office in Reno, Nevada said, “If you have the pleasure of staying at home today and not driving, take advantage.”
Federal forecasters said 3 feet of snow fell in the area overnight and two more could fall by the end of the day.
In Los Angeles County, up to 10 inches of snow fell on Mount Baldy, with even Mount Wilson, the far-fetched peak in the country’s second largest city, recording 2 inches.
Another pulse of rain is possible Monday night through Tuesday, with forecasters saying snow levels could drop as much as 2,500 feet, meaning some powder could also be found in the lower Los Angeles Basin foothills.
Snow fell to the south at Santiago Peak in Orange County and Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, where both had recorded about an inch and a third of powder as of Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Government forecasters said in a forecast discussion that “a broad upper level” trough of low pressure along a “cyclonic,” or counterclockwise, would continue to wallow the west coast with the storm at least Tuesday.
Two more systems producing rain and snow were expected.
Meanwhile, unseasonably high temperatures in the southern plains could extend south this week, forecasters said.
“A mix of unusually warm temperatures, low humidity levels and wind conditions” prompted the US Storm Prediction Center to issue a critical fire weather risk assessment for parts of the Central and Southern High Plains, including the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, the Weather Service said. inspired to. Said in a forecast discussion.