Winter Storm Warning San Diego & Riverside County Via Weather WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PSTWEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM AROUND 4500 FEET IN THE NORTH AND 6000 FEET IN THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 1000 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGH DESERT. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGHER PEAKS. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES VERY COLD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE TEENS IN THE HIGH DESERT AND IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY FALL BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS OVER THE HIGH DESERTS AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND OVER RIDGES TUESDAY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. TRAVEL CORRIDORS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8, 10, 15 MANY STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS OR CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT FOOD EXTRA CLOTHES OR BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. amp Stay safe and warm out there! ~Silvy
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:39:08 +0000
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