Global Warming ?? Ask The People In California...

[Keith]

Motorists Stranded Near Grapevine Spend Night In Vehicles

Snow Falls In West L.A., Malibu


POSTED: 9:43 am PST January 17, 2007
UPDATED: 11:48 am PST January 18, 2007

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Motorists stranded on the Golden State (5) Freeway overnight near the Grapevine continued their journeys Thursday morning when the California Highway Patrol began escorting drivers on the icy stretch of road.


The CHP began escorting motorists north on Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday. By 9:30 a.m., the California Highway Patrol was escorting motorists in both directions.
The roadway had been closed overnight due to snow and ice.
"It's been hard," said trucker Harvey Seals. "I've been here about 13 hours. It's very inconvenient. There's no place to use the bathroom. There's no place to get anything to eat."
The Motulikis were driving from Anaheim to Reno, Nev., for a funeral. They spent seven hours in their sport utility vehicle.
"We'll be there because our relatives and everybody is over there," said Louie Motuliki. "Hopefully, we get over there today."
Louie Motuliki said he was too worried about his family to get much sleep.
The situation frustrated many drivers, but left one experienced trucker bemused.
"That's a first time for this one," said trucker Jack Dolen. "I don't believe they shut down the road for snow. I came out of Canada, so I can't believe this."
Snow Falls In West LA, Malibu


In the Malibu area, part of Kanan Dume Road remained closed Thursday morning as crews worked to clear snow from the roadway. Kanan Road was closed from Mulholland Highway to Triunfo Canyon Road, north of Malibu, says CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos.
The roadway was open south of Mulholland Highway to Pacific Coast Highway.




NBC4 forecaster Fritz Coleman said the mixture of precipitation in West Los Angeles at about 3 p.m. included a dusting of snow. Residents in West Los Angeles said the snow accumulated in parking lots, on cars and around palm trees near Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards and other areas.
Most of the snow fell south of Sunset Boulevard and just east of the 405 Freeway. Residents told NBC4 that several inches of snow fell in their yards.
The last snowfall recorded at Los Angeles International Airport was in January 1962, according to the National Weather Service. Trace amounts -- less than 0.5 inches -- were reported, according to the NWS.
Snow fell earlier Wednesday in Malibu and caused traffic problems on the area's winding and narrow roads. Sleet made driving treacherous on Kanan Dume Road, a steep route through the Santa Monica Mountains where it's more typical to see beach-bound cars loaded with surfboards than a snowplow.
"One of our sergeants said he hadn't seen anything like this in 20 years," said California Highway Patrol Officer Leland Tang at the West Valley Station.
A probation officer at a juvenile camp in the Santa Monicas said he was traveling down Kanan Dume when it began to snow.
"It was snowing pretty good," said Officer Oscar Cross. "The road was covered in ice and slush, and I saw one car slide into a ditch. Everyone seemed scared to drive."
Cross said that when he reached Pacific Coast Highway, the weather turned "nice and sunny."
"It's easy to mistake Malibu at sea level with the Malibu Hills," said Coleman. "Malibu Hills are about 550 feet to 580 feet. That's almost easy to understand. The sea-level snow is not."
More snow was reported in Canyon Country, where a resident said he has not seen snow for about 10 years.
In Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, a portion of State Route 33 about 12 miles north of Ojai, was closed due to snow and ice, said Marie Raptis, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Transportation.
Upper-Level Low Moves Through Region


The National Weather Service said the wintry precipitation was from an upper-level low moving through the region.
The cold set in late last week, bringing night after night of freezing overnight temperature to many parts of the state and causing extensive agricultural damage.
Fire departments across Southern California have reported hundreds of calls in recent days about burst pipes. The Victorville courthouse got flooded when sprinkler heads ruptured, and broken irrigation lines may have caused a mudslide that blocked a private road to five Pasadena homes with 150 tons of debris Monday night.
In Los Angeles, the city's water mains don't freeze because they are underground, but extremely cold water can cause the cast iron pipes to crack, officials said.

[domafia]

LOL, not sure anyone in LA would know what "several inches of snow" even looks like. Funny to see how a little ice and a dusting can shut that place down!

[Keith]

Originally Posted by domafia

LOL, not sure anyone in LA would know what "several inches of snow" even looks like. Funny to see how a little ice and a dusting can shut that place down!

I think the wildest part is that the last recorded snowfall at LA airport was 44 years ago !!

[Jahred]

something is definately up

[rjb1816]

lol...chargers lose in the playoffs and now this? i'm preparing for the apocalypse

[pwherr]

LMFAO That little bit of ice paralyzes them

[KellosJ]

Originally Posted by pwherr

LMFAO That little bit of ice paralyzes them

When it rains in Central or South Cali people freak out. The last time it snowed in Fresno was about 8 years ago. It snowed 1/4 of an inch and melted as fast as it fell... people where outside there houses taking video

[Gobbler's Knob]

Actually , they say global warming will cause the next Ice age

[pwherr]

Originally Posted by Gobbler's Knob

Actually , they say global warming will cause the next Ice age

They need to make up their mind.Pick something and stick to it.It's all BS anyway.Fuk all that shit it has been below 20 here for 2 weeks.It will be over 100 in the summer.Has been for years here and isn't going to change.
I LOVE COLORADO!

[Gobbler's Knob]

Originally Posted by pwherr

They need to make up their mind.Pick something and stick to it.It's all BS anyway.Fuk all that shit it has been below 20 here for 2 weeks.It will be over 100 in the summer.Has been for years here and isn't going to change.
I LOVE COLORADO!

Used to think it was all "hot air" (pardon the pun) but now I'm not so sure

[rjb1816]

Originally Posted by domafia

LOL, not sure anyone in LA would know what "several inches of snow" even looks like. Funny to see how a little ice and a dusting can shut that place down!

listen up haters...this was shot in fresno

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1736581/

[pwherr]

Originally Posted by rjb1816

listen up haters...this was shot in fresno

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1736581/

LOL that's dust! I still have a couple of feet in my yard!

[Gobbler's Knob]

Originally Posted by rjb1816

listen up haters...this was shot in fresno

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1736581/

I like the guy in the SUV who thought he could just speed up and get through it

[pwherr]

It is fun to watch people drive in it that never have.

[Steel]

Half the people were found trying to snort the cold stuff off of the ground.