East Coasters were probably smiling on Sunday as not one but two storms hit the L.A. area and sunny pictures disappeared from the feeds of their West Coast friends.
Flash flood warnings were issued in Ventura County, and, aside from gloomy skies throughout the day, some parts of Los Angeles including Huntington Beach were struck by hail. Though some waited out the downpour from indoors, other Angelenos ventured outside to snap photos of the surprising white stuff. Here are some of the coolest (and cloudiest, and snowiest) we could find:
WHOA! A blanket of hail covers the sands off Huntington Beach Monday as a storm moves in http://t.co/rCSACVS6Ni pic.twitter.com/eMBSX8lkfP
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 2, 2015
This L.A. Times photo of hail-covered Huntington Beach garnered national attention (and shock) about So Cal’s cold snap.
All hail #hail. #MyDayInLA pic.twitter.com/eGXPrV07rn — Donald Rickert (@donaldrickert) March 2, 2015
Some OC residents awoke to frosty remnants of Sunday night’s hailstorm.
Storm Approaching, LA A photo posted by Graham Streeter (@grahamstreeter) on
Ominous dark clouds were looming over Downtown for much of the day on Sunday.
Rainy Day Greetings from Huntington Beach @KTLA @KCBSKCALDesk @weatherchannel @ABC7 @foxLAnews pic.twitter.com/WEmZqoVBoc — VIA VIA (@EgyptianVia) March 2, 2015
Even men made of hail enjoy a beach day once in a while.
#LA is having all the weather today. A photo posted by Japhy Grant (@japhygrant) on
It wasn’t all storm clouds, though. These palms were getting some sun before the downpour commenced.
@venice311 when was the last time you saw hail in LA? Pretty awesome. pic.twitter.com/m6ilZ4qzp9 — John Vantine Runs (@runlikeh3ll) March 2, 2015
There was no beach to be found when the tide rolled in at Santa Monica Pier.
