March 28, 2024

A blizzard alert has been declared in Los Angeles

United States of America

The weather is going crazy – a blizzard warning has been declared in Los Angeles

Up to two meters of snow can fall on the hills around the US city of Los Angeles. This is the first time since 1989 that a blizzard warning has been issued in Los Angeles.

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For the first time in over 30 years, a blizzard warning has been issued in Los Angeles.

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  • A blizzard warning has been issued in Los Angeles for the first time since 1989.

  • Up to two meters of snow may fall on the hills around the capital in the US state of California on Friday.

  • Large parts of the western United States and the north of the country have been experiencing heavy snowstorms since Wednesday.

Amidst heavy snowstorms in large parts of the USA, for the first time in over 30 years, Los Angeles is also affected. A blizzard alert has been called He was. The US weather service NWS warned that up to two meters of snow could fall on the hills around the capital in the US state of California on Friday. “Extremely dangerous conditions” are expected.

This is the first time since 1989 that a blizzard warning has been issued in Los Angeles. Coastal California residents are actually used to the sun and pleasant temperatures all year round.

Snow storms raging in the west of the country

Large parts of the western United States and the north of the country have been experiencing heavy snowstorms since Wednesday. According to energy suppliers, more than 900,000 homes in the affected areas were without electricity on Thursday evening. Countless roads have been closed and hundreds of flights canceled at airports. According to US media reports, a volunteer firefighter in the state of Michigan was killed in a power cable crash.

Snow storms are also expected in the northern part of the east coast of the United States. In the south, on the other hand, there was an unusual heat on Thursday. in both Washington and Baltimore, according to the local weather service New temperature records Line up for February. In the US capital, for example, it was measured at 27 degrees.

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