CA Weather Advisories' date=' Watches & Warnings
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN BERNARDINO/LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN TURN TO SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL AVERAGE 4500 TO 5500 FEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...THEN FALL TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE ON FRIDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR BY FRIDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW .SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS...AND KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
FYI – Elevation of the Beaumont/Banning Pass is 2,650 feet.
Here’s a link to an interactive site:
https://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/lox.php#tabs[/quote']
