Los Angeles, California is a sun-drenched city. But instead of a bright blue sky, people there currently only see snow or rain. A violent winter storm threatens the state on the west coast of the US with blizzards, floods, avalanches and freezing temperatures. More than 100,000 people were without power on Saturday night.
The National Weather Service has issued a temporary flood warning for Los Angeles and other cities. Downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara were among those affected. Broadcaster CNN reported Friday and into the night that the streets in and around Los Angeles were flooded.
First Blizzard warning in decades
For the first time in decades, parts of the US state have also received a blizzard warning. This is what violent snowstorms with severe temperature drops in North America are called.
Video: Severe winter storm threatens sun-drenched west coast state
Up to two and a half meters of snow can fall occasionally
Snow-capped mountain peaks were already seen on images from California on Friday. Meteorologists expected more snow at higher elevations and thunderstorms at lower elevations on Saturday. Up to two and a half meters of snow can fall occasionally. Snow has even fallen in unusual places: Snow or sleet was reported Friday near the famous “Hollywood” sign, the weather service reported on Twitter.
A fierce winter storm not only caused chaos in California. In the US state of Michigan, about 465,000 customers were still without power on Saturday night, according to “poweroutage.us”. Previously, the number of affected households was even higher there.
Source: Krone
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