Rare SoCal Winter Storm that Brought Snow, Also Brings Floods, Rescues

View Source | February 26, 2023 9:07 am

As a result of the flash flooding, RVs were reportedly swept into a river in Los Angeles County.
The powerful storm is a cold front turbocharged by tropical precipitation.
The mix of a warm atmospheric river and cold air from the Gulf of Alaska resulted in high desert communities and Southern California valleys, including Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel Valley, getting a fresh dusting of snow Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
The high elevations – in mountains from the Sierra Nevada to Southern California’s Peninsular Ranges that stretch into Mexico, recorded rare snow-fall measure, with nearly 5 feet of snow being recorded at Donner Summit, in the Central Sierras.
Three motor homes were reportedly swept into the Santa Clara River on Saturday when an embankment at am RV park collapsed.

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