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The powerful winter storm continued to hit western U.S. state
California on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall, snowfall and strong
winds that led to road closure, flooding, power outage, among other
damages, Trend
reports citing Xinhua.
The cold and slow-moving storm is expected to cause havoc
through Saturday. A previous storm that started in the U.S. West
will continue to impact the Midwest and Great Lakes region with
snow and strong winds on Friday, forecasters said.
“Multiple rounds of heavy snowfall coupled with strong winds
will lead to blizzard conditions over some of the higher terrain
and mountain passes, including the central and southern Sierra
Nevada, and the high terrain of Transverse Range in southern
California,” said the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS).
The NWS issued a flash flood warning for several counties in
Southern California through Friday night. “This is a dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,”
said the warning.
Many roads were closed due to mudslides and flooding.
Southwest California was under a “marginal” risk of severe
thunderstorms Friday for most coastal communities, with rotating
storms and possible waterspouts from about Ventura Harbor northward
to nearly Pismo Beach, according to NWS Los Angeles.
Rain will continue over all areas with increasing rain rates,
weather forecast said.
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