Snow expected to continue as winter storm warnings extend from Seattle to San Diego - NBC News
Snow came too late in Los Angeles County to count as a white Christmas, but it fell in time in Seattle — and it continued to fall until it covered the ground around the landmark Pike Place Market on Sunday. The powder fell as a second cold, stormy front walloped the West Coast during the holiday weekend, triggering winter storm warnings from Seattle to San Diego, which continued as a new wave of precipitation was expected Monday and Tuesday. A heat wave continued to bake the Southern Plains, where temperatures were as high as 25 degrees above normal and were expected to stay there through at least Monday, federal forecasters said. Temperatures in the 80s were recorded Sunday in Wichita Falls, Texas, and Frederick, Oklahoma. The big white Christmas news came for Seattle late Saturday in a region unaccustomed to powder on Dec. 25. It continued overnight, and about 5 inches or more of snow accumulated in the region, with some areas recording much more. Dec. 26, 2021 01:36 In the Sierra Ne...