Latest storm causing hail across the county, snow in mountains





SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego area’s notably wet and frigid winter continued unabated today as the latest in a lengthy series of blustery storms soaked and frosted the region with rain and mountain snow for a second straight day.

Due to the freezing-cold conditions gripping the East County highlands, the county Office of Education closed campuses for the day in Julian Union School District, Julian Union High School District, Mountain Empire Unified School District, Spencer Valley School District and Warner Springs School District.

The south-moving storm was expected to continue soaking and freezing the county through late tonight, forecasters advised.

By late afternoon, the two-day spate of showers had delivered moisture totals of up to several inches in some areas along with more than a foot of snow on some local peaks, according to the National Weather Service.

Tonight, the snow levels may drop as low as the 2,000-foot level, the weather service advised. Due to continuing travel and environmental-exposure hazards, a winter-storm warning issued by the weather service will remain in effect for the county’s mountains until 1 a.m. Friday.

The precipitation is expected to dwindle away overnight, forecasters predicted. Thereafter, dry skies and warming temperatures should prevail through the middle of next week, with another local storm possibly arriving at the beginning of March, the weather service reported.