It was a snow day early Thursday morning in the Santa Cruz Mountains as overnight flurries left behind a once in a decade winter scene.
For the first time in 12 years, the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for a wide swath of region spanning the next 48 hours.
The first thrust of the storm arrived overnight, but a second stronger pulse of frigid temperatures and flurries will arrive late Thursday.04:55 "If it's going to be a snow day, I usually stay home because it's usually only one day," said longtime Redwood Estates resident Judy Anslinger. "While snowfall accumulations remain difficult to pin-point given our complex terrain, the highest peaks and ridges have a 60-80% probability of exceeding 8 inches and a 40-60% of picking up more than 12 inches, especially in the Santa Lucia and southern Diablo ranges."
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