What are the signs of a winter storm?
Introduction
Winter storms can be unpredictable and dangerous, which is why it’s important to know the signs of a winter storm. Winter storms can bring a variety of hazards, from heavy snow and icy roads to power outages and hypothermia. Understanding the signs of a winter storm can help you prepare for these hazards and stay safe during the winter months. In this blog, we’ll explore the atmospheric conditions that lead to winter storms, as well as the visible signs of a winter storm, the different types of precipitation that can occur during a winter storm, the hazards associated with winter storms, and how to prepare for and respond to a winter storm.
Atmospheric Conditions;
I’M COURTNEY FRIEL IN TODAY FOR PEDRO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> THIS COLD WINTER STORM IS PICKING UP STEAM AS IT CONTINUES TO BARREL ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT HAS PROMPTED SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS, NOT OFTEN SEEN IN THIS AREA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING ON RECORD IS NOW IN EFFECT BRINGING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT AS THE RELENTLESS STORMS PERSIST WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FROM THE GREAT FIND TO THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO THE CAJON PASS. BUT FIRST WE BEGIN WITH KAI GOLDBERG HE’S IN TONIGHT FOR THE EURO IN OUR STUDIO. >>
WITH WHAT ELSE WE CAN EXPECT FROM A LOW COURT?
HELLO SHARE WOW TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AND LOOK AT THE WIND JUST HOWLING THROUGH THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTLINE. THIS IS THE HUNTINGTON BEACH AND YOU CAN SEE WE’RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THESE PALM TREES, THEY ARE BENDING BACK AND FORTH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 4045 MILES PER HOUR STRONGER WIND GUSTS AS WE HEAD UP INTO MANY OF OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, GUSTS OF UP TO 6065 75 MILES PER HOUR.
HERE’S A LOOK AT THE 5 LIVE MAX DOPPLER. ANDALE AREA EAGLE ROCK PORTIONS OF GROUP PASADENA AS WE MAKE OUR WAY EVEN FURTHER EAST OUT TOWARDS THE RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY WE CAN SEE ALONG THE 2.15 IN THE 74 TO PARIS AS WELL AS HAVE MET ONCE AGAIN HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE FOOTHILLS AS WE CLIMB UP THE ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY UP INTO WRIGHTWOOD LOOK AT CRESTLINE ON THE REST LEFT-HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN RUNNING SPRINGS AS WELL AS BIG BEAR AND WE’VE GOT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT’S TAKING PLACE TO LOS ANGELES VENTURA SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AGAIN PRIMARILY THE FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES AND MANY OF THE VALLEYS, WE’RE LOOKING AT UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR WHICH IS CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING. AND OF COURSE,
Visible Signs of a Winter Storm;
WE’VE GOT BLIZZARD WARNINGS UP IN OUR MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY, AND SPEAKING OF SATURDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER DANGEROUS STATE TOMORROW, I’LL BE BACK WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND MUCH MORE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES BACK TO YOU ALL RIGHT KAI, THANK YOU SO MUCH THE WICKED WEATHER HAS CONTINUED TO POUND MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE GRAPEVINE IS NO DIFFERENCE. KTLA. SANDRA MITCHELL IS LIFE IN LA BACK WITH THE LATEST ON WHAT DRIVERS CAN EXPECT IF THEY’RE TRAVELING THROUGH THAT STRETCH OF THE 5 SANDRA.
>> SHARON COURT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IT IS HOWLING THE WIND HOWLING THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN AND IT IS COLD HERE. BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS FROM THE CHP JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO I GOT AN UPDATE FROM THEM.
Precipitation
THEY ARE REOPENING THE 5 FREEWAY THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE WITH THE CHP ESCORTS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TRUCKS AND DRIVER’S CARS WILL BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH WITH AN ESCORT WITH THAT IS A PACE CAR THAT WILL BE TAKING THE DRIVERS THROUGH VERY SLOWLY, AND CERTAINLY, THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANDED HERE IN LA BACK AT THIS TRUCK STOP. >> WITH SNOW AND RAIN COMING DOWN ON A WIDE-OPEN FREEWAY ENGULFED BY FOG. WE TOOK THE KTLA 5 NEWS VAN NORTH OF LA INTO THE GRAPEVINE RIGHT NOW THE GRAPEVINE IS STILL CLOSED DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE. >> ON THE ROADWAY. CALTRANS IS TRYING TO GET THINGS TRYING TO MAKE IT SAFE AGAIN SO WE CAN OPEN IT UP FROM PEOPLE STRANDED AT THE TRUCK STOP.
How to prepare for each type of precipitation
WITH THE 5 FREEWAY CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS LAST NIGHT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAY PUT IN LA BACK. >> I WANT TO LIVE OUT WHAT I AM SO I GOT UP ABOUT ONE AND STARS NYE AND THEY JUST CLOSE >> DESPITE AN ARMY OF CALTRANS SNOWPLOWS AND SALT TRUCKS, THE CHP SHUT DOWN THE FREEWAY FROM LOOK BACK TO KUZ STAKE. TRUCK DRIVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC STACKED UP AND FORCED TO TURN AROUND PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED RIGHTLY >> MORE PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED. AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY STICK. >>
BUT WE ARE JUST TRYING TO ADVISE AND WE’RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN THE CHP IS ADVISING DRIVERS TO AVOID THE 5 FREEWAY AT LEAST UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT THE ALTERNATE ROUTE IS THE ONE O ONE, BUT THAT WON’T HELP THE WIESEL IS VISITING FROM GERMANY AND PLANNING A WEEKEND ROAD TRIP FOR THE BAY AREA TO SAN DIEGO.
Hazards
IT’S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING OF COURSE, BUT >> YEAH. >> ON THE OTHER HAND HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT MAYBE THIS TERRORIST EVENT WAS A STORM COMING SO THE UNFORTUNATE. >> AGAIN THE CHP JUST NOTIFIED ME A FEW MOMENTS AGO THE 5 FREEWAY,
THE GRAPEVINE IS REOPENING NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND WITH CHP ESCORTS ONLY THE BEST ADVICE JUST AVOID THE AREA BECAUSE WITH THE RAIN COMING DOWN IN THE TEMPERATURES DROPPING IT COULD ICE UP AND THEY COULD RE CLOSE IT AGAIN AT ANY TIME WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT IN BACKUP CENTER MITCHELL KTLA, 5 NEWS SHARE IN COURT.
Conclusion;
BACK TO YOU SANDRA THANK YOU THE WINTER STORM SURGES CAUSING FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES IN LA COUNTY STREETS ARE SWAMPED IN STUDIO CITY EMERGENCY WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE AREA. >> KTLA FIVE’S CHRIS WOLFE JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO CITY WHERE MORE THAN A FEW DRIVERS ARE BRAVING THE FLOODED ROADS. HI CHRIS. >> US INCLUDING COURT AND SHARE THE WIND IS PICKING UP RIGHT NOW AS WELL AS THE RAIN WE’RE SEEING THE WORST OF THE STORM THIS WEEKEND, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SAY IF YOU DON’T NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE THEN DON’T.
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