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I woke up to snow in California!

Runner26 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:03:45 GMT

I took this picture at 7:30 am today. I was talking to my neighbor and she said she'd been here for 13 years and this is the first time it's snowed here. This is in northern California.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

BluestarFL — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:11:25 GMT

What a beautiful and unexpected surprise! Enjoy !!

I lived in Las Vegas for a while about ten years ago, and it snowed there twice. Everyone ran out of the place we worked to see it! Obviously it didn't last very long, but it was a fun and unexpected way to start our morning. :-)

Mother nature is up to all sorts of surprises this season that's for sure. Thanks for posting this picture.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

ValuSkr — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:11:59 GMT

It's pretty, isn't it? Will it last at least a day or two? Enjoy!

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Teddixat — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:12:35 GMT

@Runner26 I'm in SoCal. No snow where I live - too close to the ocean - but in the local mountains and foothills, we have snow. Crazy weather - the East Coast is enjoying warm temps and us the opposite.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Teddixat — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:13:41 GMT

@Runner26 May I ask where in NoCal?

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Kachina624 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:19:18 GMT

Lucky us! Your storm is supposed to hit us Sunday. I'm not sure we're ready after the one we went through yesterday. I guess it'll come ready or not.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Spacrazy — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:37:16 GMT

W O W !!!

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

LindaSal — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:37:48 GMT

@Runner26 Enjoy it! That's more than we've gotten all winter in southern New England.

I miss my winter this year.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

ROMARY — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:47:54 GMT

Global cooling?

I faintly recall a huge scare re: projecting a future world-wide Ice Age.

Anyway, wishing everyone a wonderful time and memories of this special snowfall in areas where it's uncommon.

And, of course, safety in other areas where the snow could be dangerous.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

santorini — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:55:09 GMT

That is really beautiful!

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Runner26 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:28:31 GMT

@Teddixat I'm in Humboldt County.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

ECBG — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:36:29 GMT

Very pretty! I bet the children are having fun!

I can just imagine the reaction of some of the animals when they had to go out!

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

bmorechick — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:45:55 GMT

Wow! It's 78 degrees here in SE MD...we are loving it! But it won't last. Getting cold tomorrow.

My son is working in LA this month. He and a friend went up to Venice Beach boardwalk last night and had on winter coats. He said it was terribly windy n so cold. Folks there aren't used to that. The boardwalk was practically empty which is rare.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

rockygems123 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:55:39 GMT

That's a lot of snow for you! Born & raised in the SF Bay Area lived there for 45 years and it snowed maybe twice?

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

icezeus — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:52:35 GMT

The second wave of this storm that we are about to be hit with is supposed to be a dosie. The weather lady on the news said that if you can work from tomorrow do it. I also live in Southern California in Riverside County.

The snow levels are supposed to drop very low.

I am so glad that I am working from home today and tomorrow and I will not be heading out of my home until Sunday.

I have been in my home almost 20 years, and I have only seen snow twice. Wacky weather.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

debfau — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:05:10 GMT

One of my brothers lives in Lake Shasta, CA and he texted me last night and said they are supposed to have 8" on ground by Saturday am (normally they don't get much if any snow); while I live in Northern VA and we are supposed to hit 80 today, but then fall tomorrow.

So far Northern VA has barely had 2" of snow all winter.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

spumoni99 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:15:14 GMT

I'm in northern CA near Folsom, we have what they call graupel. Every so often we have a tiny bit of snow but the incidences can be decades apart.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

happilyretiredgirl — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:26:55 GMT

I am in Fredericksburg, VA and it is 82 degrees today, beautiful and I was out walking today and my daffodils and tulips are popping up. No snow at all so far this winter, but it is suppose to get colder by weekend and start warming up again next week...some crazy weather.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:51:38 GMT

@Runner26 I spent my first 61 years in So. Cal. and I well remember one Easter when I was maybe 7 or 8 and we had some snow. We still talk about that. It wasn't much but it was enough to just cover the grass.

Re: I woke up to snow in California!

Q4u — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:13:36 GMT

My Mom would talk about the snow that fell on the beaches in 1949 in S. California, Ventura county, Oxnard and Point Hueneme in particular. The beaches there.

My friend still lives in So. California, Lemon Grove and she told me snow fell last night but didn't stick and that it was gorgeous to watch.