The worst winter storm in decades brings unusual snow to California. There is even a Blizzard alert for parts of the US state. Even the south is partly under a thick white blanket. According to meteorologists, up to 2.5 meters of snow could fall in isolated cases.
Millions of people in the US state of California are currently looking outside and see snow or rain instead of a blue sky. A violent winter storm threatens the sun-drenched west coast state with snowstorms, flooding, avalanches and freezing temperatures this weekend.
More than 100,000 customers in California were without power on Saturday night, according to the site "poweroutage.us". The National Weather Service temporarily issued a flood warning for Los Angeles and other cities. Downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara were among those affected. The CNN broadcaster reported on Friday and during the night that the streets in and around Los Angeles were flooded.
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 are called in North America. Snow-capped mountains could already be seen in pictures from California on Friday. Meteorologists expected more snow at higher altitudes and thunderstorms at lower altitudes for Saturday. In isolated cases, up to 2.5 meters of snow could fall, CNN reported, citing the weather service.
Snow has fallen even in unusual places: snow or sleet is said to have been sighted near the famous "Hollywood" sign on Friday, the weather service reported on Twitter. A violent winter storm caused chaos not only in California. In the US state of Michigan, around 465,000 customers were still without electricity on Saturday night, as "poweroutage.us" reported. Previously, the number of affected households was even higher there.
