Snow, hail falls on Santa Clarita

Brennon Dixson
February 21, 2019
1:29 pm

A mixture of rain, hail and snow fell on parts of the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday.

Residents in Saugus, Canyon Country, Newhall and Valencia shared their reactions to the first snowfall in the SCV since Jan. 2, 2011.

The Signal staff gathered posts from across the community detailing the weather event.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
A very rare occurrence for us here in Santa Clarita. Students and staff can be seen all around campus enjoying the view. pic.twitter.com/H5kVsPwOER
— CollegeoftheCanyons (@canyons) February 21, 2019

It snowed in Santa Clarita today. I thought I was in Southern California. pic.twitter.com/vd7LFhiuNX
— Edward Sturgeon (@edward_sturgeon) February 21, 2019

So it’s snowed in Santa Clarita for a good 25 minutes and let me just tell you that I felt like a two year old when it started coming down ???????? pic.twitter.com/yX2HeJsxU2
— manal_official (@official_manal) February 21, 2019

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In all my 24 years of life I have never seen snow up close in person before! It’s incredibly ????❄️???? #santaclaritasnow #snowing #socal

A post shared by Taylor Bowe Mcardle (@kylebusch51fan2) on Feb 21, 2019 at 12:50pm PST

Cindy Garcia of Saugus calls her sister in Illinois to tell her it was snowing at Central Park in Saugus on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Dennis Ballard of Saugus draws a happy face on the snow that gathered on the hood of her car at Central Park in Saugus on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

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Snowing in So-Cal

A post shared by Dave Brill (@davebrill7) on Feb 21, 2019 at 1:03pm PST

Snow? Sleet? Hail? Whatever it is, its a rare sight in Santa Clarita.
Posted by College of the Canyons on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Signal staffers stand outside the Signal offices on Diamond Place as rare snow falls in Santa Clarita. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Brennon Dixson

Brennon Dixson covers education for the Signal. He comes to Santa Clarita from Long Beach, where he was previously employed by the Press Telegram in Long Beach and the Daily Breeze in Torrance.

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