![]() ![]() Interstate 5 remained open over the Grapevine early Thursday. It was expected to be even worse in Southern California, where blizzard conditions and 75 mph wind gusts were expected in the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Transverse Ranges. “It’s gonna be a giant mess,” National Weather Service meteorologist Brayden Murdock said. Overall, about 4-12 inches of snow were expected to fall in the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills, the North Bay interior and coastal mountains, and the Monterey and San Benito mountains. “We usually get a few snowfalls each winter.” Paul Lynam, an astronomer at the 3,600-acre observatory operated by the University of California, said earlier this week that staff there had been bracing for snow all week and keeping their generators working. The Lick Observatory atop 4,200-foot Mount Hamilton reported on social media that 2 feet of snow fell overnight and that they are expecting at least 33 inches total. I would not be astonished to see accumulating snow in areas even below 500 feet.” “It’s possible that any place in Northern California could see flakes of some kind,” Swain said. Palo Alto is just 30 feet above sea level. In Palo Alto, authorities closed Page Mill Road between Foothills Nature Preserve Gate 2 (just west of Moody Road) and Skyline Boulevard before noon Thursday because snow and ice were on the roadway. Friday morning, according to the weather service. That warning was set to expire at 11 a.m. 30.Ī winter storm warning issued by the weather service was expanded to include the entire Bay Area higher in elevation than 1,500 feet. The local rain figures are all from Sentinel weather observers. But Happy Valley’s season total stands at 45.84 inches. Happy Valley recorded 0.20 inches in the past 24 hours. Soquel recorded 0.30 inches to bring its total since Oct. La Selva Beach posted 0.53 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. The cold storm also left rain showers in Santa Cruz County.
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