Winter storm intensifies over California, triggering first blizzard warning in parts of Los Angeles area in 30 years and creating extraordinary sight of snowflakes swirling around iconic Hollywood sign
Snow is seen covering hills around the Bay Area as a massive winter storm passes along the west coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, in Redwood City, California.
Major roads were closed as ice and snow made them impassable, including sections of Interstate 5, the main north-south highway that connects Mexico, California, the Pacific Northwest and Canada."Dangerous and potentially life-threatening snow related impacts are likely for mountain, desert, and foothill roadways in southern California," the National Weather Service said.
Television stations dispatched their presenters to mountain areas, where some reported on traffic misery and others chatted with gleeful children given the day off school. "I've seen everything," he told the Los Angeles Times, but "it was quite a surprise" to find snow this low. Hail is "frozen raindrops of ice from thunderstorms," while graupel is "snowflakes that collect supercooled water droplets on the outer surface," the agency informed readers.
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