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An unhoused person in a tent waits out the storm under a Los Angeles overpass. AFP
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People look at the Hollywood sign during a rare winter storm in the Los Angeles area of California. Reuters
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People walk among the palm trees at an empty Venice Beach during the winter storm. Reuters
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The major storm delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains, with some snow expected to reach lower elevations in Los Angeles County. AFP
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Children in California engage in a snowball fight. AFP
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Californians, more used to wearing sandals and shorts in the winter, were hit with a rare blizzard, the first in more than 30 years. AFP
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A car gets stuck in the snow on a roadway in the San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest. AFP
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Snow covers the hills behind a vineyard. AFP
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Drenched pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco during the storm. AP
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A person walks in the rain at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during the major storm. AFP
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An unhoused person in a tent waits out the storm under a Los Angeles overpass. AFP
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People look at the Hollywood sign during a rare winter storm in the Los Angeles area of California. Reuters
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People walk among the palm trees at an empty Venice Beach during the winter storm. Reuters
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The major storm delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains, with some snow expected to reach lower elevations in Los Angeles County. AFP
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Children in California engage in a snowball fight. AFP
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Californians, more used to wearing sandals and shorts in the winter, were hit with a rare blizzard, the first in more than 30 years. AFP
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A car gets stuck in the snow on a roadway in the San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest. AFP
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Snow covers the hills behind a vineyard. AFP
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Drenched pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco during the storm. AP
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A person walks in the rain at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during the major storm. AFP
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An unhoused person in a tent waits out the storm under a Los Angeles overpass. AFP
California hit with rare blizzard warning in latest extreme weather
Snowflakes seen near Hollywood sign above Los Angeles, as storm causes major disruptions across the state
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24 February, 2023
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