Did it just snow in Long Beach?
According to the National Weather Service, our 74-year snow drought has not, in fact, come to an end.
According to the National Weather Service, our 74-year snow drought has not, in fact, come to an end.
Long Beach received 2.44 inches of rain over the past three days.
Light snow flurries were also reported in some northern areas, with forecasters warning of unusually low snow levels that could endanger motorists on mountain passes by later in the day.
The most recent frigid event in Long Beach that the NWS has deigned to call snow came in mid-January 1949, when an arctic blast from Alberta, Canada made it down to Long Beach.
The National Weather Service forecasts Long Beach could receive over half an inch of rain between Wednesday and Saturday.
A bout of “unusually cold weather” for mid-February is expected to hit Southern California beginning Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service is predicting clear skies for much of the week, but a shot of precipitation from a quick system will result in a 20% chance of rain in Long Beach on Thursday.
A slight chance of showers will continue to linger before the area enjoys a generally dry week.
Parts of the Long Beach area are expected to get from 2 to 4 inches of rain between Wednesday and Thursday and another storm is forecast this weekend.
More than half an inch of rain fell in Long Beach overnight with another storm expected to roll in to end the year.