Rare snow in California - in pictures

  • People look at the Hollywood sign during a rare winter storm in the Los Angeles area of California. Reuters
    People look at the Hollywood sign during a rare winter storm in the Los Angeles area of California. Reuters
  • People walk among the palm trees at an empty Venice Beach during the winter storm. Reuters
    People walk among the palm trees at an empty Venice Beach during the winter storm. Reuters
  • The major storm delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains, with some snow expected to reach lower elevations in Los Angeles County. AFP
    The major storm delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains, with some snow expected to reach lower elevations in Los Angeles County. AFP
  • Children in California engage in a snowball fight. AFP
    Children in California engage in a snowball fight. AFP
  • 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
    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
  • A car gets stuck in the snow on a roadway in the San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest. AFP
    A car gets stuck in the snow on a roadway in the San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest. AFP
  • Snow covers the hills behind a vineyard. AFP
    Snow covers the hills behind a vineyard. AFP
  • Drenched pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco during the storm. AP
    Drenched pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco during the storm. AP
  • A person walks in the rain at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during the major storm. AFP
    A person walks in the rain at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during the major storm. AFP
  • An unhoused person in a tent waits out the storm under a Los Angeles overpass. AFP
    An unhoused person in a tent waits out the storm under a Los Angeles overpass. AFP