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California could face floods, blizzards from huge US storm

A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Students cross Topanga Canyon Blvd. early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023, as they make their way to Canoga Park Senior High School in the pouring rain. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) Snow accumulates on a hillside over a property Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A snow plower clears streets from snow, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Rain clouds hover over San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Tim Varner, 57, uses blankets to stay warm in the snow as he huddles with his belongings in a storefront in Portland, Ore. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The thousands of people living on Portland's streets have struggled to stay warm after a storm on Wednesday dumped nearly a foot of snow, resulting in the city's second snowiest day on record. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Traffic makes its way along interstate 5 during a rainstorm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz uses plastic to try and keep rooms warm as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz sits under a blanket as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A motorist drives on a wet road under a snow-covered hillside Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Students cross Topanga Canyon Blvd. early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023, as they make their way to Canoga Park Senior High School in the pouring rain. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) Snow accumulates on a hillside over a property Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A snow plower clears streets from snow, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Rain clouds hover over San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Tim Varner, 57, uses blankets to stay warm in the snow as he huddles with his belongings in a storefront in Portland, Ore. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The thousands of people living on Portland's streets have struggled to stay warm after a storm on Wednesday dumped nearly a foot of snow, resulting in the city's second snowiest day on record. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Traffic makes its way along interstate 5 during a rainstorm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz uses plastic to try and keep rooms warm as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz sits under a blanket as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A motorist drives on a wet road under a snow-covered hillside Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Students cross Topanga Canyon Blvd. early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023, as they make their way to Canoga Park Senior High School in the pouring rain. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) Snow accumulates on a hillside over a property Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A snow plower clears streets from snow, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Rain clouds hover over San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Tim Varner, 57, uses blankets to stay warm in the snow as he huddles with his belongings in a storefront in Portland, Ore. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The thousands of people living on Portland's streets have struggled to stay warm after a storm on Wednesday dumped nearly a foot of snow, resulting in the city's second snowiest day on record. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Traffic makes its way along interstate 5 during a rainstorm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz uses plastic to try and keep rooms warm as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz sits under a blanket as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A motorist drives on a wet road under a snow-covered hillside Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Students cross Topanga Canyon Blvd. early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023, as they make their way to Canoga Park Senior High School in the pouring rain. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) Snow accumulates on a hillside over a property Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A snow plower clears streets from snow, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Rain clouds hover over San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Tim Varner, 57, uses blankets to stay warm in the snow as he huddles with his belongings in a storefront in Portland, Ore. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The thousands of people living on Portland's streets have struggled to stay warm after a storm on Wednesday dumped nearly a foot of snow, resulting in the city's second snowiest day on record. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Traffic makes its way along interstate 5 during a rainstorm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A customer views an empty refrigerated section at Mr. C's Deli in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The store was using a generator for power. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz uses plastic to try and keep rooms warm as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Mitch Wengrzynowicz sits under a blanket as his home lost power in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A motorist drives on a wet road under a snow-covered hillside Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Pedestrians cross California Street in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is a snow-covered Interstate 80 at Floriston, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades.(Caltrans via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) A customer views an empty refrigerated section at Mr. C's Deli in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The store was using a generator for power. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Students cross Topanga Canyon Blvd. early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023, as they make their way to Canoga Park Senior High School in the pouring rain. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) Tim Varner, 57, uses blankets to stay warm in the snow as he huddles with his belongings in a storefront in Portland, Ore. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The thousands of people living on Portland's streets have struggled to stay warm after a storm on Wednesday dumped nearly a foot of snow, resulting in the city's second snowiest day on record. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Kevin Savaya, manager at Mr. C's Deli, carries bags of ice past empty coolers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The business was staying open using a generator. Michigan is shivering through extended power outages caused by one of the worst ice storms in decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A motorist drives on a wet road under a snow-covered hillside Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Agua Dulce, Calif. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is a snow-covered Interstate 80 at Floriston, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades.(Caltrans via AP) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is a snow-covered Interstate 80 at Floriston, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades.(Caltrans via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is a snow-covered Interstate 80 at Floriston, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades.(Caltrans via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is a snow-covered Interstate 80 at Floriston, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades.(Caltrans via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Crews remove a tree dangling over the roof of a home in the Winchell neighborhood following an ice storm in Kalamazoo, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) The East Bay Hills around Mission Peak are dusted with snow Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group via AP) Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Commuters negotiate snow covered streets in the early hours in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brutal winter weather hammered the northern U.S. Wednesday with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) The backup of cars and trucks stuck on Interstate 84 is seen from the Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge in Northeast Portland, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Nearly a foot of snow fell in Portland on Wednesday. (Dave Killen /The Oregonian via AP) Snow and ice covers a crossing signal in the Grant Park neighborhood of Portland, Ore., Thursday Feb. 23, 2023. Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. (AP Photo/Drew Callister) Joan Jasper uses skis to make her way through a neighborhood near Grant High School in Portland, Ore., Thursday Feb. 23, 2023. "They always have like 'snowmageddon' on the news, and so we kind of ignored it — and 11 inches later here we are!" she said. "This is gorgeous." Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. (AP Photo/Drew Callister) A child goes sledding in the snow near Grant High School in Portland, Ore., Thursday Feb. 23, 2023. Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. (AP Photo/Drew Callister) Snow covers a car in a Portland, Ore., driveway Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. (AP Photo/Drew Callister) A dog walks through the snow outside a home in the Grant Park neighborhood of Portland, Ore., Thursday Feb. 23, 2023. Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. (AP Photo/Drew Callister) Victor Martinez clears fresh snow off a walkway at Kimbark Elementary School in Devore, Calif., prior to students arrival on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. A cold winter storm dropped snow levels in the area to approximately 2,000 feet. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP) A barn surround by ice covered trees following an ice storm in Allegan County, Mich., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Vehicles drive north along U.S. 131 during a winter storm warning in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) A fellow firefighter stands in front of a memorial set up for volunteer firefighter Lt. Ethan Quillen outside the Paw Paw fire department in Paw Paw, Mich. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Quillen died after coming into contact with a downed power line in Almena Township. He was rushed to the hospital, but didn't survive his injuries. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) In this photo provided by Brad Flores, a tree that fell on a house during a major snowstorm in western Oregon is seen in Lake Oswego, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. The tree narrowly missed a young child in the driveway preparing to go sledding. A surprise snow event dumped 11 inches in some areas of the Pacific Northwest city and brought roads to a standstill for hours as driver spun out and got stranded. (Brad Flores via AP) Storm clouds pass over a snow covered beach at Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Karen Krenis via AP) People walk along a snow dusted Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Karen Krenis via AP) A lighthouse is seen in the distance behind Twin Lakes State Beach covered in snow in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Karen Krenis via AP) Ice storm damage blacks a road in the Westnedge Hill in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Rodney Coleman-Robinson/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Mark Miller of Kalamazoo Township cleans up debris after ice storm damage in the Westwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo Township, Mich., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Rodney Coleman-Robinson/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Ice storm damage in the Milwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Rodney Coleman-Robinson/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Snow piles up on a sign in the Angeles National Forest near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A motorist drives through snow in the Angeles National Forest near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A motorist drives along a snow-covered road in the Angeles National Forest near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Snow piles up around a Fire Danger Today sign in the Angeles National Forest near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A snow plow truck drives along the Angeles Forest Highway near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) People walk along a snow covered Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Karen Krenis via AP) A visitor stands on a snow-covered road while taking a selfie in the Angeles National Forest near La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Rachel Banks Kupcho, Matt Nelson, Steve Jewell, and Cindy Murphy, from left, chatted while they soaked in the 33 degree water of Lake Harriet in the snow Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, vehicles drive in the snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a snow plow clears snow near the 2,200 ft summit of San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) Highway 2 will close Tuesday morning. (Getty Images) A layer of snow and ice is seen outside the 120-inch telescope observation tower at Lick Observatory in Mount Hamilton, Calif. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) A coat of snow is seen on a hillside along Mt. Hamilton Road during sunrise in San Jose, Calif. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The area where Interstate 5 and I-84 meetup is covered in snow on Thursday, Feb. 23,2023 in Portland, Ore. Portland received nearly a foot of snow Wednesday. (Dave Killen /The Oregonian via AP) Kamal Rahm,3, of Carlsbad, enjoys the snow at Yucaipa Community Park in Yucaipa, Calif., on Thursday, February 23, 2023. (Terry Pierson/The Orange County Register via AP) A snow plow works along Mt Hamilton road in Unincorporated Santa Clara County, Calif. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
California could face floods, blizzards from huge US storm