Winter Storm — Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles, California

1997-02-17 to 1997-02-18 · Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles, California

Wider weather episode

A potent winter storm moved across Southern California...producing a variety of weather. Strong northwestwinds...gusting up to 65 mph...caused scattered power outages. Scattered thunderstorms also formed acrossthe Southland...producing strong winds...brief heavy rain and hail. In Chatsworth...one-half inch hail was reported.In the San Fernando Valley...dime size hail to a depth of one and one-half inches was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5588505. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.