Not only is California bracing for an unusually cold winter storm, but Portland, Oregon, had its heaviest day of snow since World War II. The latest on this impressive storm:
Snow will fall at relatively low elevations, possibly down to a few hundred feet.Winter storm warnings have been issued for the hills and mountains around the Bay Area.Record cold temperatures for late February will last into the weekend.to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.
A powerful California storm ahead prompted the first blizzard warning in the Southern California mountains in 34 years and could also bring flooding rain, low-elevation snow and record late February cold into the weekend.California was battered by high winds Tuesday, which, as a cold front ushered colder air into the state.
But another storm has captured our attention that will have major impacts in the state. Here's what you need to know.Before it arrived in California, the storm unleashed heavy snow in the Portland, Oregon, metro area Wednesday into early Thursday. Just under 11 inches of snow was recorded by the National Weather Service office near Portland International Airport. That's the
in records dating to the 1940s, topped only by a 14.4-inch snowfall on Jan. 21, 1943. Motorists have been stranded around the metro area on snow-choked roads due to the surprisingly heavy snowfall.A number of winter storm warnings, watches and winter weather advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service, including in the Sierra, as you can see in the map below. What's unusual is the blizzard warning in the mountains of L.A.
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