SoCal storm prompts rescues and freeway closures but will weaken Saturday
remains in effect in large swaths of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Saturday afternoon, where flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
“Back then we had to drive 2 hours to Big Bear. Now, it’s our backyard,” Lopez said, describing Saturday as “a perfect day.”Some ski resorts similarly celebrated the snowfall — even as the storm made getting to them difficult or impossible. The roads to and from Big Bear Mountain resorts were closed Saturday, but its Bear Mountain and Snow Summit properties were open to visitors who were in town before the closures.
The storm has snarled traffic in other mountain passes, too. Interstate 5 remains closed in the Grapevine area from Tejon Pass to Parker Road due to wintry conditions, Caltrans said. In the city, the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed around Laurel Canyon Boulevard because of flooding.include portions of State route 138, as well as State Routes 2 and 39 in the Angeles National Forest, Caltrans said.
The storm also prompted power outages affecting North Hollywood, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Jefferson Park and other areas, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said, with an estimated 66,500 customers without service as of 10 a.m. The agency said it could take up to 48 hours to respond and make repairs in some areas.
SCE staged equipment and crews in areas expected to be most impacted by the storm, he said. About 1,000 crew members were in the field working on outages Saturday morning.The incoming storm won’t be the first time Southern California has seen snow, but it will mark a highly unusual weather pattern for the region.
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