It’s currently 35 degrees and raining in Big Bear Lake. Road conditions are R2, requiring chains for Onyx Summit and from Snow Valley to the Dam.
The Govenor’s Office of Emergency Services just issued the following alert;
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. … WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW…AND BLOWING SNOW …WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 7000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON…AND TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
