Snow Storm Blasts San Bernardino Mountains
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3.3.25 | 12:45 AM
LOCATION: San Bernardino Mountains
AREA/CITY: San Bernardino Mountains
DETAILS:
- A powerful but very short and fast-moving storm cell blew through the San Bernardino mountains and quickly reminded residents that Mother Nature is not done with us yet.
- It all started around 4:30 In the evening when conditions had been dark, cold, and gloomy all day but otherwise dry.
- But as the clock grew close to 430PM, a blast of heavy hail came from the sky, covering the ground in a blanket of white.
- This hail attack lasted about 20 minutes before turning to the ever-so-familiar graupel, which is soft pellet-shaped snow that mimics hail but is extremely soft. What follows is the real snow.
- A round of quiet lighting shows, and it even accompanies the snow.
- Unfortunately, we were only able to catch a few of the lighting strikes on camera, but we are happy to show what we were able to get.
- The last time visible lighting was associated with a snowstorm was two years ago.
- The snow fell heavily for about four hours, and it was reported all the way down to the lowest elevations of Crestline, such as Crest Forest and Valley of Enchantment.
- Chain control was established at the 4k foot level turnout on Highway 18.
- The snow fell heavily for about 4 hours, but it only took about 30 minutes before multiple reports of vehicles spinning out, getting stuck, or even crashing began to flow in.
- As of midnight, CHP has continued to work to help stranded drivers.
- While CHP works to free the stranded, CalTrans and the county work to clear the roads of all the snow to prepare for the Monday morning commute.
- Last but not least, a Vehicle crashed into a property owner’s front yard, and it was caught on camera. The video and story will be attached and packaged with this post.
HANDLING AGENCIES: CHP, CalTrans
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