A slow-moving winter storm intensified over California on Friday, triggering the first blizzard warning in parts of the Los Angeles area since 1989 and creating the extraordinary sight of snowflakes swirling around the iconic Hollywood sign.
In nearby San Bernardino County, the sheriff's office posted a video clip on Twitter showing deputies lying in the snow, flapping arms and legs to make "snow angels," while also urging residents to stay off roads.Snowy road conditions and high winds prompted the California Highway Patrol and state transportation officials to close Interstate 5, a major highway connecting Los Angeles to points north, along a 40-mile mountain stretch known as the Grapevine.
Even before the latest storm, much of California has experienced an unusually rainy, chilly winter, starting with a spate of deadly "atmospheric river" storms that unleashed widespread flooding, felled trees and triggered mudslides in a state long plagued by drought and wildfires. In Los Angeles County on Friday, a blizzard warning was issued for the San Gabriel Mountains north of the city - the first in the L.A. region since 1989 - with 2 to 5 feet of snow forecast above an elevation of 4,500 feet , the weather service said. Seven feet of snow could accumulate in some spots with winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour .
Drenching rains posed a different problem across wide swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, where a flash flood warning was posted until 10 p.m. Friday night.
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