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There were reports of about five feet of snow already on the ground when the first of the storms hit. By the end, there were about ten feet of snow and some drifts reaching 25 feet (7.6 m), burying houses entirely. In the colonial era, this storm made travel impossible until the snow simply melted. [14] Blizzard of 1765. March 24, 1765.
Further south, 14 inches (36 cm) of snow fell, with snow depths of over 20 inches (51 cm) after the storm. [23] A band of heavy snow set up on the back edge of the storm in southeastern Texas , with Del Rio picking up 9.7 inches (25 cm) of snow, breaking the 24-hour snowfall record there, which had not been broken since 1985.
It has provided a glimpse of the extreme weather conditions that occur on the Diablo Range, especially in the winter months. Mt. Hamilton had a foot of snow on the ground on April 1, 1967. February is the coldest month on average on Mount Hamilton with an average high of 48.7 °F (9.3 °C) and an average low of 37.8 °F (3.2 °C).
Strong winds created snow drifts as high as 3 feet in some areas of South Jersey. Road conditions were dangerous in all areas with many roads unable to be traveled on due to the depth of snow. Strong wind gusts as high as 99 mph (159 km/h) knocked out power to over 130,000 residents in the affected regions.
The two northernmost cities in Los Angeles County, Palmdale and Lancaster, rarely (although more often than the other cities in the county) receive snow in the winter due to their altitude of approximately 2,500 feet (760 m), while their summers are hotter than the rest of the county.
Today's version of the Siskiyou Trail, Interstate 5, brings thousands of people each year to Mount Shasta. From February 13–19, 1959, the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl obtained the record for the most snowfall during one storm in the U.S., with a total of 15.75 feet (480 cm). [24] Mount Shasta was declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1976 ...
Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and at least 22 fatalities. [1]
View of Mount Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains looming over the Los Angeles Basin. Mount Baldy or Mount Baldy Village, formerly Camp Baynham and Camp Baldy, is an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Mountains located in San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County in Southern California, with the county line running through the community.