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Article: Snow, rain shuts down California highway.(Wire National)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2008
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Snow, rain shuts down California highway
LOS ANGELES - A powerful storm dumped snow and rain as it moved across California on Wednesday, shutting down a major interstate highway and prompting flood watches in areas scarred by wildfires.
California Highway Patrol officers escorted vehicles out of Tejon Pass as traffic was halted in both directions along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, a dispatcher said.
Nearly a foot of snow was reported at the ranch community of Lockwood Valley in Los Padres National Forest, northwest of Los Angeles, the National Weather Service said.
Along the coast, a record 4.14 inches of rain was recorded at the Santa Barbara airport, ...