Grapevine closed as coldest storm of season dumps snow on L.A. mountains
The coldest storm of the season made its entrance in Southern California on Tuesday, dumping sleet and snow in high mountain areas.
The storm threatened to drop rain and hail across the L.A. area but stayed mostly to the north and eastern areas of the county and was generally drier than anticipated, officials said. Most areas in the county received less than a quarter-inch of precipitation. “The storm delivered on the snowfall amounts expected for the mountains, but the chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms we were talking about for the remainder of the area — like the lower elevations and the coastal sections — didn’t really materialize that much,” said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the weather service in Oxnard.
Some parts of the state, however, saw more precipitation. Big Bear received up to 8 inches of snow, officials said, while the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in Donner Pass reported nearly 16 inches.. Statewide snowpack remains low — measuring only 67% of normal for the date, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
Still, the precipitation was welcome. Officials in Sacramento and the Bay Area said the storm broke dry spells that began in January and lasted more than 40 days.remain in effect through Thursday in several areas, including portions of the Inland Empire, Ventura County, the Bay Area and much of the Central Valley.for the date. Downtown Los Angeles is not expected to top 60 degrees.
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