A storm continued to pound California with snow and rain, shutting down freeways, including the 5 through the Grapevine, as blizzard warnings took effect.
Following rare blizzard warnings in Southern California counties, plus snowfall at unusually low levels, Interstate 5 has been closed in both directions over the Grapevine.
Five years ago, in the days before the devastating floods of Jan. 9, 2018, the National Weather Service in Oxnard issued a “Flash Flood Warning” for Los Angeles, Ventura and
Of particular concern: Driving conditions on slick roads. About half of the 19 storm-related deaths were in vehicles. Fortunately, no one was killed when a sinkhole swallowed two cars in Chatsworth earlier this week.