Right though, San Diego is getting
ready for the most powerful storm
to hit the county in a decade with a
combination of heavy rain and snow.
A winter storm warning is in
effect with flooding, mud slides,
and heavier snow looming.
Meanwhile, plenty of rain and wind
made for rough roads as a second wave
of rain is expected to come tonight.
Meanwhile, Julian has become a
winter Wonderland with several
inches of fresh snow dropped today.
But that means that getting up the mountain
is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Yes, we have team coverage for you tonight.
We'll have to Julian in a moment.
First, let's check in with.
CBS8 meteorologist Sean Styles
for the latest forecast.
And Sean, it's a busy one.
It is definitely gentlemen,
we've got ourselves a major winter
storm coming down the coastline.
We're talking about heavy rain and
snow across all of California,
and the storm is definitely bearing
down on Southern California.
But look what the National Weather
Service has got issued for us.
We're talking about a winter storm warning.
We've got a wind advisory, a Gale warning.
There's all kinds of things going on here.
And to the north of us, a Blizzard.
Warning. Not since 1989.
That tells you how powerful this storm is.
Has a Blizzard warning been
issued for Southern California.
This is for the San Bernardino,
San Gabriel, and the mountains of.
Ventura and Santa Barbara where we
could see Blizzard like conditions,
rainfall and snowfall totals across the
county today anywhere from 1/10 to over
3/4 of an inch of rain and six to 8
inches of snow in our local mountains.
More on the way.
As the bulk of this storm I know it's
hard to believe that more is on the
way and the most energy is arriving
tomorrow afternoon into Saturday.
That storm will bring heavy rain and snow
above 5000 feet we're talking about.
Very cold conditions look at the daytime
high for the inland microclimates.
On Saturday 49 is the daytime high,
so you know the mountains will be very cold.
Anywhere from 5000 feet and above
we could see 2 feet of snow.
I'll have the complete details
on this coming up in just a
bit. Alright, Sean, thank you.
Now from rain on the coast to
snow in the East County mountain
CBSH, Regina Yarita went to Julian
last night and stayed all day.
Regina has more from a
very snowy scene. Regina,
it has been coming down
pretty heavy here in Julian.
As you can see, I am covered in snow
flurries and this is just the beginning.
Every part of this town is
covered in white powder.
Heavy snow continues here.
I want you guys just to take a look
at just some of the white slushy
that's been covering this place.
Now this is all that fresh
powder that's been coming down.
We're seeing several inches of snow that
have been compacted here on the ground.
Vehicles as well as rooftops
here and these antique shops are
just covered in white powder.
I want to show you video of a parking
lot that is covered in powder.
This is located near Main Street.
We took this earlier today.
Every inch of that parking lot
is buried underneath that snow.
Families actually stopped to take pictures,
many taking advantage of the snow.
They tell me it's unbelievable to think
that this is still Southern California.
It's a blessing that is just an hour and
30 minutes away and you can just be here.
And my husband said OK, don't worry.
He's like, if it gets pretty crazy,
you are just like out of
there like in 15 minutes,
so you're good. He's like go.
We heard it from the news that
there is going to be a lot of snow falling.
So we wanted to go since we were
all off and nobody was working.
So we decided to come to
the snow back here live.
We continued to see steady accumulating
snow since this morning with plenty
of more snow to come possibly.
Even more feet of snow.
As for driving conditions,
officials have said that it could
be dangerous down on the road,
so of course you need to have
your chains on those tires.
If you do need to drive,
please make sure to pack an extra
bag of clothes as well as snacks and
bring a flashlight. Reporting in.
Julian Regina, urita, CSA.
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