Winter storm brings significant snow to Riverside County's mountains

RIVERSIDE - A winter storm brought significant snow to Riverside County's mountains starting today, briefly closed freeway links to Northern California, and threatened to snarl the freeway to Las Vegas today.

Snow and icy roads were predicted on Interstate 15 above the 3,500 feet elevation line, including Cajon Pass, and the National Weather Service suggested emergency travel only in the mountains. It scheduled a winter storm warning from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for mountain areas of Riverside County.

Interstate 15, the freeway to Los Vegas, had freezing rain at Cajon Pass at the noon hour, and sno...