What a week of warming in RATafornia
California battles record-breaking snow and rain
Extreme rain and snow fell across the Golden State, leading to rescues and closed roads.
California's mountain areas have received up to nearly 6 feet of snow over the past several days, including Snow Valley, which recorded 66 inches of snow since Wednesday. Bear Mountain and Soda Springs both had over 50 inches of snow. Bear Mountain received 57 inches of snowfall and over 100 inches for the whole week. Big Bear Mountain ski resort spokesman Justin Kern told The Epoch Times Friday that the
snowfall this week exceeds the retreat’s yearly average.
Those traveling near the mountains had to deal with several road closures, including Interstate 80 which shut down at Donner Pass twice on Friday.
On Friday evening, all westbound lanes of the interstate at the Nevada state line were being turned around due to multiple crashes. California
State Route 17 between Santa Clara and Santa Cruz County was also closed due to snow and trees down.
High wind gusts also impacted the state as a result of the storm, topping 90 miles per hour in two locations. A 98-mph wind gust recorded on Mammoth Mountain was the highest of the day for the state as of Friday afternoon. San Guillermo was the other location in the state to record a wind gust over 90 mph. Magic Mountain, Kirkwood and Pilot Rock also had wind gusts above 80 mph
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