南加州的感恩節(jié)是白色的,有幾英寸厚的雪
It was a white Thanksgiving in Southern California, as a “weather whiplash” storm dumped several inches of snow in some regions — and helped to extinguish a wildfire, according to a new report.
根據(jù)一份新的報告,這是南加州一個白色的感恩節(jié),一場“天氣鞭打”風暴給一些地區(qū)帶來了幾英寸的降雪,并幫助撲滅了一場野火。
Up to 8 inches of snow fell in some parts of the Antelope Valley, at the western tip of the Mojave Desert, The Los Angeles Times reported.
據(jù)《洛杉磯時報》報道,莫哈韋沙漠西端的羚羊谷部分地區(qū)降雪量高達8英寸。
Over the last two days, Lancaster has seen 4 to 5 inches of snow and 3 inches fell in nearby Palmdale, the paper reported.
據(jù)報道,在過去的兩天里,蘭開斯特已經(jīng)下了4到5英寸的雪,附近的帕姆代爾也下了3英寸。
Part of Interstate 5 was also closed amid heavy snow, according to the report.
報道稱,由于大雪,5號州際公路的部分路段也被關(guān)閉。
The snow helped extinguish a blaze known as the Cave Fire in Santa Barbara County that had threatened homes earlier in the week, authorities told the outlet.
當局告訴媒體,本周早些時候,圣巴巴拉縣的一場被稱為“洞穴火災”的大火威脅了當?shù)鼐用竦姆课?,而這場大雪幫助撲滅了這場大火。
“This is just really unique. We’ve never had fire with active snowfall near the point of origin. It’s very unusual,” county fire department spokesman Mike Eliason told the outlet. “It was a very thankful moment. Thankful that no one got injured, no one lost their home. That the snow came over heavy rain. And I’m just thankful that everybody got home safe.”
“這真的很獨特。我們從來沒有火災與活動降雪的點附近的起源。這很不尋常,”縣消防局發(fā)言人邁克·埃利亞森告訴媒體。“這是一個非常感謝的時刻。謝天謝地,沒有人受傷,沒有人無家可歸。下了一場大雪。我只感謝大家都平安回家。”
The weather was a significant departure from conditions earlier this month, climatologist Bill Patzert noted.
氣候?qū)W家比爾·帕澤特(Bill Patzert)指出,這種天氣與本月早些時候的情況大不相同。
“It was weather whiplash — an abrupt change from hot and dry to unusually frigid,” he told the outlet. “Like 0 to 60 in a Tesla.”
“這是一場天氣劇變——從炎熱干燥突然轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楫惓:洌?rdquo;他告訴媒體。“就像一輛特斯拉從0加速到60英里。”