Californians bracing for several nights of freezing temperatures

By Robert On January 12, 2013 · 6 Comments

Stocking up on firewood as temperatures dive to as low as 12 degrees F.

The National Weather Service forecast morning frost on San Diego beaches. Even Palm Springs faced the possibility of freezing temperatures at night

Freeze warnings were in effect in San Diego County valleys and deserts Saturday morning with lows in the 20s and 30s, the weather service said.

A low of 12 degrees was recorded in the Big Bear mountain resort east of Los Angeles.

‘Crazy busy’ at firewood store

Some customers drove more than an hour to buy firewood.

“It’s crazy busy here,” said Renea Teasdale, office manager at The Woodshed in Orange, south of Los Angeles.

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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/12/16477852-california-hit-by-big-freeze-with-temperatures-as-low-as-12-degrees?lite=

6 Responses to Californians bracing for several nights of freezing temperatures

Howard says:

January 12, 2013 at 9:39 am

Yea it’s cold. -3F at my house this morning in Mammoth Lakes (8000ft)and -17F this morning at the Crestview station along highway 395 in Mono County. The WX service says -10F to -20F tonight! Must be Global Warming!
John the 1st says:

January 12, 2013 at 9:58 am

Yeah and because there is no wind they have a ‘Spare the air’ burn ban in effect. My neighbor uses wood to heat his home.
ES says:

January 12, 2013 at 5:37 pm

http://www.therecord.com/news/canada/article/868739–flights-grounded-power-restored-as-newfoundland-cleans-up-after-winter-blast

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/provinces-dig-out-of-heavy-snow-as-toronto-basks-in-record-breaking-temperatures-1.45829
John---Bonanza says:

January 12, 2013 at 6:41 pm

While I am not in Cali, I live just over the border in Oregon. Elevation 4400 feet. My temp last night was -15 degres!!!
Here are some other state lows for 01/12/13:
State Lows:
Lakeview AWS -22°F
Burns -11°F
Meacham -9°F
Rome -5°F
Baker -4°F
It is amazing how that warm artic air can produce all this deep COLD!!! Ha Ha!
Bye the way, we experienced this type of cold from 1989 thru the middle 1990′s…..
John the 1st says:

January 13, 2013 at 12:27 am

I stand corrected, they took it off. Its okay to burn wood now.
Marcus says:

January 13, 2013 at 9:01 am

What do they mean, “Bracing”, for N. California has been freezing for about 3 weeks. I have personally measured temperatures as low as 23 degrees at 8:30AM in Sonoma. This is “Wine Country”, where it gets cool not cold! Many outdoor plants are suffering and may be dead due to the weeks of freezing.
I noticed that Siberia is warming up a bit. Maybe the cold is being shifted over to North Amarica. This may be the longest freezing period I have experienced in the past 15 years. We shall see.