

Storm turns highway into parking lot
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The rain and snow has begun to fall here in Idyllwild. Accumulation of snow has begun yet. The Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station has recorded .34 inches of precipitation today, through 4:19 p.m. In the past week, Keenwild has recorded 1.05 inches of rain. An urgent winter weather message from the National Weather Service. This…
None of the Hill’s weather sites seem to be recording the precipitation except for the James Reserve …
Daylight saving time is here and the calendar says spring has arrived. But on the Hill, despite some milder temperatures, the winter precipitation has lingered and is expected to continue to dampen early spring. Last week, the Hill received another 2 to 4 inches of rain. The March 15 storm dropped 2.24 inches on Idyllwild,…
Through 1:20 p.m. today (Jan. 21), Keenwild Ranger Station has recorded .63 inches of rain. The total for the rain year (since July 1, 2011) is now 9.23 inches. That is nearly 5 inches less than the long term average of 14.19 inches through Jan. 31 of each year.
Plenty of snow and sun …
Today, Sunday, March 2, the National Weather Service has no warnings or watches posted for the Hill. As the remnants of the last storm will pass over the Idyllwild today, a few remaining showers and flurries may still occur. But at 9 a.m., some sunshine was passing through the thinning clouds and shadows were observable…