Heavy rain and snow are pounding California and other parts of the West in the latest winter storm to hit the United States
A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains.
Forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms that could create waterspouts off the Southern California coast. A blizzard warning was in effect in part of Nevada. Much of Portland, Oregon, remained shut down Friday with icy roads not expected to thaw until Saturday after the city'sAll told, the storms have blacked out nearly 1 million homes and businesses from coast to coast. Michigan was hardest hit after a storm this week coated branches, power lines and utility poles with ice as thick as three-quarters of an inch, putting more than 820,000 customers in the dark at one point.
Tom Rankin, 70, said he and his wife were unable to reach his 100-year-old mother-in-law Friday morning by phone. The couple drove to her home in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, to find her in bed “with a whole lot of blankets,” Rankin said.
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