A string of powerful winter storms rolled across California over the past week, bringing snowfall to lower elevations than the area has seen in decades, and boosting the state’s snowpack—which now stands at 189 percent of its average for this time of year. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties, including Los Angeles County, due to the storms. Below, a collection of unusually snowy scenes from California, Nevada, and Arizona.
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The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles stands in front of snow-covered mountains after another winter storm hit Southern California on March 1, 2023.
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Heavy snow covers a line of palm trees near a home in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on February 25, 2023.
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A vineyard is covered in snow along Sierra Highway near Acton, California, on February 25, 2023.
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Snow blankets rocks in a stream in California’s Yosemite National Park on February 23, 2023.
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Snowfall in Yosemite National Park, seen on February 23, 2023
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Traffic backs up on the State Route 14 freeway after it was shut down in both directions because of heavy snow on February 25, 2023, near Acton, California.
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Snow falls on Joshua trees near Littlerock, California, on February 25, 2023.
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People stop to watch the snow during a rare snowstorm in Southern California, along Highway 39 in Angeles National Forest, near Azusa, on February 25, 2023.
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A coyote pauses in the snow in Phelan, California, on February 25, 2023.
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A truck drives between snow berms in Running Springs, California, on February 28, 2023.
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A man slips while walking on an icy road in Running Springs, California, as residents throughout the San Bernardino Mountains remain trapped in their homes by snow on March 1, 2023.
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The “open” sign was still on at a business despite the fact that it had been shut down by the weather, on March 1, 2023, in Running Springs.
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Dawn revealed a blanket of snow at an unusually low elevation, after a powerful storm on February 26, 2023, in Palmdale, California.
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A local resident walks their dog in the falling snow in Elizabeth Lake, California, on March 1, 2023.
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Snow covers shrubs and the top of a cactus east of Phoenix, Arizona, on March 2, 2023.
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Carter Hickerson snowboards down a hill while visiting Mount Diablo State Park in Walnut Creek, California, on February 27, 2023.
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Near Las Vegas, Nevada, a vehicle makes its way through a snowy landscape along the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s scenic loop drive, in Clark County, on March 1, 2023.
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Snow weighs down tree branches along a road in the Bay Area as a massive winter storm passed along the West Coast, delivering snow, freezing rains, and gusty winds, in Redwood City, California, on February 24, 2023.
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Snow covers homes in the Haven Estates neighborhood of Rancho Cucamonga, California, on February 25, 2023.
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Wind turbines in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains foothills are surrounded by fresh snow, on February 26, 2023, near Mojave, California.
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