US Edition‘Major travel impacts’ expected as winter storm watch is issued for northern California
Several feet of snow are expected in Northern California's higher elevations, with major travel impacts warned by the National Weather Service for Presidents Day weekend.
- On Sunday night, the City of Los Angeles issued evacuation warnings for properties near the Palisades Fire burn scar, effective 9 p.m. Sunday through 9 a.m. Tuesday.
- National Weather Service forecasts, cited by Mayor Karen Bass' office, predict heavy to moderate rain with possible high winds and thunderstorms beginning Monday, with 1 to 3 inches expected in coastal areas and 2 to 5 inches in mountains by late Monday.
- NWS advisories include a Flood Watch for Los Angeles from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, a Wind Advisory from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Caltrans closed Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 10 p.m. Sunday from PCH near Topanga Beach to Grand View Drive.
- The City of Los Angeles said its Emergency Operations Center will activate Monday, urging residents to gather essentials and sign up at NotifyLA.org, with officials taking action to keep Angelenos safe, said Mayor Bass.
- Additional rain on Tuesday and Wednesday could bring 1.5 inches, with light to moderate rain lingering through Friday, according to NWS estimates.
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On a holiday weekend in the United States, when many people typically travel, much of Northern California is under a winter storm warning, and communities are preparing for tens of inches of snow. The National Weather Service warned those traveling to and from the Sierra Nevada and its popular ski resorts to anticipate “significant impacts on travel” and exercise “extreme caution.” But there is still time for people to reach their destinations o…
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With heavy rain expected, City of Los Angeles issues evacuation warnings for burn scars
LOS ANGELES — Storms are expect to move across the Southern California beginning Sunday, bringing colder winter temperatures and significant rainfall to the valleys and inland areas and snow to the mountains. In advance of the storm, the City of Los Angeles on Saturday announced that evacuation warnings were issued for burn scar zones because of possible debris flows. Warnings were issued for the Palisades, Hurst and Sunset fire zones. The warni…
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