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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE

77834

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id77,834
episode_id13,869
begin_utc2008-01-25T20:05:00+00:00
end_utc2008-01-25T22:00:00+00:00
stateCALIFORNIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameLOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE
deaths_direct3
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct3
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceNewspaper
episode_narrativeA very powerful winter storm brough significant weather to Central and Southern California. This storm produced several inches of rainfall across the area. The intense rainfall produced areas of flash flooding across Ventura and Los Angeles counties, including a mud and debris flow near the Griffith Park burn area. The storm brought in a significant amounts of cold air which lowered snow levels to around 2500 feet at the height of the storm. Several inches of snowfall was reported between 2500 and 4000 feet while areas above 4000 feet received several feet of snowfall. This heavy snowfall closed Highway 33 in Ventura county as well as Interstate 5 through the Grapevine in Los Angeles county. Between 300 and 500 vehicles were stranded along Interstate 5 on Wednesday night, January 23rd. Near the Mountain High Ski Resort several avalanches occurred, killing 3 skiers. Unstable air associated with the strom system produced several reports of waterspouts west of Oxnard and Palos Verdes with one waterspout moving onshore across Point Mugu Naval Station, damaging a roof.
event_narrativeSeveral avalanches occurred near the Mountain High Ski Resort in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles county. Three male skiers died as a result of the avalanches.
year2,008

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