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Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco

‘Strongest snowstorm in years’ leaves Californians delighted and frozen

The Hollywood was dusted in white during a rare cold winter storm in the Los Angeles area.
The Hollywood was dusted in white during a rare cold winter storm in the Los Angeles area. Photograph: Aude Guerrucci/Reuters

Swaths of the Golden State were doused in white this week as a historic storm cast much of the US in a bitter chill – and forecasters say there’s more frosty weather in store.

The snowstorm hovering over the southern part of California could end up becoming one for the record books as typically balmy areas brace for a barrage of more blizzard conditions and blustery winds. Across the state this week, the snowline has already crept far downslope from its winter territory atop high-elevation peaks, dusting foothills and valleys closer to the coast, and even some beaches.

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