Blizzard warnings continued in the mountains and flood advisories blanketed California, but forecasters offered some relief, predicting the storm would taper off by late Saturday.
A person sits in a snow-covered bus stop Friday in Olympic Valley, Calif. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States.A person sits in a snow-covered bus stop Friday in Olympic Valley, Calif. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States.
"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. In this photo provided by Hung T. Vu, snow falls on North Market Street in Redding, Calif., early Friday.In this photo provided by Hung T. Vu, snow falls on North Market Street in Redding, Calif., early Friday.Almost 400,000 customers were without power in Michigan as of early Saturday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us. The two main utilities in the state, DTE and Consumers Energy, have said they hope to have the lights back on for most of their customers by Sunday night.
After driving to a relative's home to store food, Rinker, 27, compared the destruction of trees to tornado damage. The rain-swollen Los Angeles River flows near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, as a powerful storm pounds Southern California.The rain-swollen Los Angeles River flows near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, as a powerful storm pounds Southern California.An avalanche warning was issued for the Sierra Nevada backcountry around Lake Tahoe, which straddles the California-Nevada border.
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