Snow, Winds Beset Storm-Weary California
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A slow-rolling series of storms that battered the West this week brought snowfall and high wind Thursday to parts of California, where weather-weary residents have already endured lashing rain, heavy snowfall and a destructive tornado. Since the wild weather began slogging ashore Monday, five deaths in California and two in Colorado have been blamed on storms. Searchers on Thursday recovered what they believed were the bodies of two missing college students who had vanished after their canoe capsized in a flooded Arizona creek.
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As many as 200 vehicles got stuck in deep snow early Saturday in the San Bernardino Mountains as the latest in a series of storms struck California. The storms quickly moved eastward, closing all three major highways over the Sierra Nevada.
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A powerful storm dumped snow and rain as it moved across California on Wednesday, shutting down a major interstate highway and prompting flood watches in areas scarred by wildfires.
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A fierce storm that swept through the state, killing at least three people, pounded Southern California on Wednesday, sending mud and floodwaters gushing near fire-scarred mountain hamlets, downing trees, caving in roofs and drenching streets and highways.
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Southern California began its fourth consecutive day of drenching rain Monday as a stubborn wintery mix pounded the region, triggering floods that forced evacuations and caused scores of accidents on slippery roadways.
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A storm that dumped as much as 2 feet of snow on some parts of Washington state turned freeways and city streets into icy gridlock and left thousands of people without power.
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A fierce storm howled into Northern California, bringing blizzard conditions for some and a treacherous mix of hurricane-force winds, torrential rains for millions more.
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Rain-soaked California got even wetter Monday as another storm dumped heavy snow in the mountains, eroded beaches and shut down a 40-mile stretch of the state's major north-south highway.
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Coastal rain and mountain snow were forecast for Tuesday across the Northwest and parts of the Great Basin. Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were possible in the Northern Rockies.
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As a fierce storm barreled toward Southern California on Saturday, searchers found the body of a third avalanche victim and rescued a missing snowboarder who survived a frigid night in the San Gabriel Mountains.
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Flash floods, mudslides and landslides were reported across Southern California today as a dangerous winter storm pummeled much of the Golden State.
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The torrential storm that caused the deadly mudslide in California is leaving a path of destruction in other Western states, bringing flooding that has gobbled up homes and washed out roads.
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A slow-rolling series of storms that battered parts of the West this week had more precipitation in store for California, where weather
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A levee break flooded hundreds of homes Saturday as the storm that has pummeled the West Coast with high wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday.
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Flurries fell across the Sunshine State on Thursday, but it appeared that growers were spared the deep freeze they feared would devastate the nation's citrus supply. Meanwhile, California was preparing for a trio of storms expected to unleash heavy rain and snow through the weekend.
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A fast-moving storm packing high winds on Friday morning left about 600,000 northern and central Californians without electricity, utility companies said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A fierce arctic storm lashed California on Friday, toppling trees, soaking a coastal landscape already charred by wildfires and threatening to paralyze the mountains with deep snow.