…NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET…
HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING INTO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING…DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5500 FEET…WILL LOWER TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON…AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET…MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS TODAY OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET… AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE…CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.
