Series of winter storms will hit southern California starting Tuesday

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Starting this Tuesday more rain and snow are expected in Southern California , with the arrival of a series of winter storms.

The forecasts of National Meteorological Service (NWS) indicated that the humid conditions with rain and snowfall in high areas remain until the Christmas weekend.

According to the NWS, will not be one, but a series of storms that will will present starting on Tuesday afternoon and night , which will bring to the region a pattern of humid weather with rain and intense wind, as well as significant snowfall in the mountains.

As happened last week with the first winter storm, there is a risk that they may occur displacement of debris and mud in areas that were affected by forest fires , as well as rock falls on mountain roads and difficult driving conditions due to winter weather.

On the coasts and valleys, estimated rainfall could be between 1 and 3 inches of water, and in the mountains it could rain between 3 to 5 inches.

Snow will also be present with significant accumulations from 4, 500 feet high , which could mean that the mountain passes and the Interstate Highway corridor 15 are covered with a layer of snow between Thursday and Friday, and even during the weekend of Christmas week.

Last week’s winter storm left about a 80% of accumulated snow in the mountains of southern California.

Although the levels that were reached were not finished With the extreme drought in the region, snow accumulations did improve compared to the same period of 2020, when a 40 was just reported %.

The 12 December, rain that fell in Downtown Los Angeles was 2. 16 inches, which broke the record that was since 1888 .

Other cities that had historic rainfall were Palmdale, which recorded 0. 68 inches, breaking the record of 0. 35 from 1933; Lancaster had 0. 72 inches of rain, improving the mark of 1965 when there were 0s. 25 inches; and Burbank, where it rained 1. 81 inches, which broke the record of 0. 35 from 1965.

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