Winter storm halts newspaper delivery across High Desert
A historic weather front that slammed a wide swath of Southern California with stunning snow, record rains, and flooding that prompted air rescues eased its grip Sunday –but more bad weather was on the way.
As a result of the blizzards, heavy snow, and flooding, newspapers across the High Desert weren't delivered to Victorville Daily Press subscribers or retailers. The newspapers are expected to be delivered with the Monday edition of the Daily Press, weather permitting.
The paper is printed in Phoenix and couldn't get through the Cajon Pass, which is packed in with "white out" conditions. More snow is expected on the Cajon Pass Monday through Wednesday.
A new storm was forecast to bring rain and snow as soon as Sunday night, the National Weather Service said. The snow won't sweep down to the edge of coastal cities as it did in recent days, but this week's forecast for Los Angeles does call for high temperatures in the low 50s – about 15 degrees below normal.
About 75,000 homes and businesses remained without power Sunday after days of fierce winds, rains, and snow that toppled trees and downed power lines.
“A remarkable storm the last few days with historic amounts of [precipitation] and snow down to elevations that rarely see snow,” forecasters with the weather service in Los Angeles wrote.
Weird weather
Blizzards in the mountains, rain in the desert, flooding near coastal cities — and reports of a dusting of snow near the Hollywood Sign. That's just some of the bizarre weather in California happening amid a weekend storm system that kicked off in recent days.
Perhaps most notably, a historic blizzard warning was still in effect across Southern California, including the Los Angeles region.
The weather's peculiarity highlights Southern California's unique geography, which includes massive cities bordering beaches on the coast — as well as towering mountains and vast deserts only a short drive away to the east.
The National Weather Service warned travelers of disruptions in areas that don't usually see snow.
"Areas in the Inland Empire near Fontana, Rialto, and Devore have now picked up more snow this winter than New York City and Philadelphia," the National Weather Service in San Diego tweeted Saturday.
Even desert oasis Palm Springs was bracing for an atypically cold weekend of wind and rain in the Coachella Valley.
“This is probably the strangest winter we’ve had yet,” said Mindy Kelley, who has been wintering in Palm Springs for 25 years. "The chill and the winds together aren’t like anything we’ve felt here that I can remember.”
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Winter storm halts newspaper delivery across High Desert
