A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures has shifted its focus to southern California, piling up snow and swelling rivers with runoff
The rain-swollen Los Angeles River flows near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, as a powerful storm pounds Southern California. The National Weather Service said periods of heavy rain and mountain snow would continue before winding down by evening. LOS ANGELES — — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, piling up snow and swelling rivers with runoff.
“There’s already been reports of 2 to 3 feet across some of the higher peaks, and we’re looking at an additional foot, maybe two, of additional snowfall through the rest of the day,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Zach Taylor. Brian Wheeler, a spokesman for Consumers Energy in Michigan, said the utility had 127,000 customers without power by late Saturday morning after one of the the worst ice storms in decades. Half an inch of ice weighed down some power lines — equivalent to the weight of a baby grand piano, he said.
After driving to a relative’s home to store food, Rinker, 27, compared the destruction of trees to tornado damage. An avalanche warning was issued for the Sierra Nevada backcountry around Lake Tahoe, which straddles the California-Nevada border. Nearly 2 feet of new snow had fallen by Friday and up to another 5 feet was expected when another storm moves in with the potential for gale-force winds and high-intensity flurries Sunday, the weather service said.
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