Mar 3, 2006 2:47 pm US/Pacific
Southland Soaked By Storm
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
A storm from the Gulf of Alaska moved through Southern California Friday, making for a soggy commute on streets and freeways.
There were 165 incident reports between midnight and 9 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball.
The storm was unlikely to produce more than three-quarters of an inch of rain along the coast and the valleys, but as much as six inches of snow fall was expected to fall at elevations as low as 2,000 feet, according to Stuart Seto, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service.
A snow advisory for the mountains was in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There was a small chance of thunderstorms, which sometimes precede snow because of the "cold downdrafts," Seto said.
There's a 30 percent chance of rain Sunday night and that storm could last through Tuesday night.
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