Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Memorial Day Snow in Southern California

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/warnings.php?wfo=sgx&zone=CAZ043&pil=XXXSPSSGX&productType=Special+Weather+Statement

and the text in case they delete the page:
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
740 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008
CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-222200-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
740 PM PDT WED MAY 21 2008
...COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND..
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING COOL AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES SHOULD EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND
SMALL HAIL. SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE SAN GORGONIO
WILDERNESS AND ON MOUNT SAN JACINTO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
HIGHLY VARIABLE DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION.
THE WEATHER WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COOLER THAN LAST WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES.
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECAST.
$$
SCV

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