State Highway 330 is completely CLOSED due to storm damage.
State Highway 18: IS CLOSED TO TRACTOR-TRAILER SEMIS & BUSES ONLY FROM 2.2 MI NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 330 TO BIG BEAR DAM (SAN BERNARDINO CO) – DUE TO A ROCK SLIDE -MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE – PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED THROUGH.
State Highway 38: Is open without restrictions. Watch for chain controls during the storm on Wednesday.
It look like a half a foot of snow will add to the fun at the Resort Level. This is the forecast for the San Bernardino Mountains from the National Weather Service:
…WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD WEATHER…
A STRONG STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 6000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN AREAS TO 6500 FEET FARTHER SOUTH…THEN LOWER RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TO ABOUT 4000 FEET. HOWEVER…MOST OF THE WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER BY THE TIME THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAIN RESORT LEVELS AND THE HIGHER RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS SHOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. HOWEVER…THERE COULD BE LOCALLY NEAR A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THE HIGHER SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD GET AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. COLD AIR DAMMING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS COULD RESULT IN SNOW FLURRIES IN THE HIGH DESERTS AS WELL.
STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM…BECOMING EVEN STRONGER BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS WHERE THERE COULD BE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE BROKEN TREE LIMBS…DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
DRY COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD FROST IN THE INLAND VALLEYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHTS.
PEOPLE TRAVELING LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR
AROUND BARRICADES. IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS…BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WITH VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.
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