LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Parts of Lake County experienced a white Christmas preview on Saturday thanks to afternoon snow showers.

Snow was first reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Cobb, where vehicles were reported to be spinning out and blocking the roadway in the area of Bottle Rock and Harrington Flat roads, according to the California Highway Patrol and radio reports.

A postal truck as well as about 10 other vehicles were reported to be stalled out in that area, with a layer of ice under the snow making it difficult to clear the vehicles, radio reports indicated. A fire truck also had trouble getting through the area.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. the CHP reported a noninjury traffic collision in the Walker Ridge and Indian Valley Reservoir Road area, where a pickup went off the roadway and became stuck in a snowbank. There were concerns the CHP could not respond due to the weather.

In addition to Cobb, Lake County News readers reported snowfall in the Clear Lake Riviera, Clearlake Oaks, Elk Mountain Road near Upper Lake, Morgan Valley near Lower Lake, Kelseyville, Lucerne, Clearlake and Spring Valley. Snow also fell in the High Valley area above Clearlake Oaks.

The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a hazardous weather outlook for parts of Northern California, including southern Lake County.

Several inches of snowfall are expected at higher elevations across the northern part of the state due to a Pacific frontal system, the National Weather Service reported.

Lake County’s seven day forecast anticipates rain and light winds Sunday and Monday, with a chance of rain and snow on Tuesday, when the snow level is expected to fall to 1,600 feet. Forecasters don’t anticipate much, if any, snow accumulation.

Chances of rain are forecast through next Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

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