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   March 1, 2023 - Snow in San Diego County   
      
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      On February 23, 2023, as an unusual winter storm threatened Southern   
      California, a local weather report commented, “When we describe snow on   
      San Diego County's mountains, it's typically with words like dusting   
      and slushy. This time, we can safely use the word dumping.” And they   
      were not wrong—a massive dump of snow landed on the high elevations   
      across Southern California over the next few days. The extreme winter   
      weather also prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) San Diego to   
      issue a blizzard warning for the San Bernadino Mountains for the first   
      time in history.   
      
      The storm brought heavy rain to the coast and valleys along with snow   
      in the high elevations. According to the NWS San Diego, between   
      February 23 and 26, fresh snow fall at Mountain High Ski Resort   
      measured 93 inches (236 cm). That’s a whopping 7.75 feet (2.4 meters)   
      in just three days. Snow Valley recorded 78-90 inches (198-228 cm),   
      with other elevations over 5,000 feet reporting 63-77 inches (160-196   
      cm). Snow didn’t spare the lower mountain elevations, with the town of   
      Julian, located at 4,400 feet, accumulating 10 inches (25 cm).   
      
      While the heavy snow was as beautiful as it was unusual, it caused   
      difficulties, including impassible roads and some power outages.   
      Several school districts cancelled classes or delayed opening.   
      
      On February 27, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite took advantage of a sunny spot   
      between storms and acquired a true-color image showing bounteous fresh   
      snow atop the mountains in far Southern California. The image shows   
      snow-capped mountains in both Mexico (south) and in California (north),   
      with a break in the white near the border between the two countries.   
      The city of San Diego, California, shows up as gray pixels on the coast   
      of the Pacific Ocean and blends in with the city of Tijuana, Mexico   
      (south).   
      
      In the northwest, clouds cover the scene, likely the leading edge of   
      the next winter storm, which is due to cross the region from February   
      28-March 1. The NWS San Diego advised to expect lowland rain, strong   
      west winds, and heavy snow, once again measured in feet, not just in   
      inches. Morning commuters can expect slick, slow travel across the   
      region.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 2/27/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (111.3 KB),  500m (280.6 KB),  250m (202 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-01   
       
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