A rare, cold storm throws California back into winter
California was thrown back into winter on Thursday with a cold storm diving into the northern part of the state and delivering low-elevation snow to places that infrequently see snow in winter, let alone April. The storm system originated in the Gulf of Alaska and ushered a polar air mass into the region, pushing down temperatures to below normal levels for this time of year. The system is expected to impact Southern California Thursday night into Friday. … The storm was also impacting the Sierra Nevada. The weather service’s Sacramento office said it had received reports of snowfall at elevations as low as 1,800 feet on the western side of the northern Sierra
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