Southern California Braces for Cold Storm Bringing Snow, Thunder, and Rain

Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall in parts of Southern California less than a week after the region experienced record-high temperatures. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for communities surrounding the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, including Mount Wilson, Mount Baldy, Wrightwood, and the Angeles Crest Highway, as well as Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake and other cities above the San Bernardino County Mountains. Rain will inundate much of the coast in lower elevations from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Officials are especially concerned about the agricultural lands surrounding the Tulare Lake Basin, which began flooding even before temperatures rose.