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Winter Storms Blast Through California To Northern Plains: Photos

See photo updates of the severe winter storms that have already left hundreds of thousands of California residents without power.

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Vehicles drive on the Rosa Parks overpass at Interstate-5 during a snowstorm on February 22, 2023, in Portland, Oregon.
Vehicles drive on the Rosa Parks overpass at Interstate-5 during a snowstorm on February 22, 2023, in Portland, Oregon. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

ACROSS AMERICA — Hundreds of thousands of people across California and through the northern plains are without power as severe winter storms create dangerous conditions for locals.

For the first time since 1989 the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning through Saturday for Southern California mountains. In addition, forecasters predict multiple rounds of snowfall to hit the Sierra Nevada region as well. All of this abundance of moisture in the air puts those areas at risk of flash flooding through Saturday as well.

Areas up north that are already accustomed to harsh winter weather can potentially face severe snowfall, with forecasters predicting 18 inches in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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A man crosses a snow covered S. Sixth St. on February 22, 2023 in downtown Minneapolis. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)
As snow begins to fall in the city Hazleton, Pennsylvania, a set of footprints is left on the sidewalk on Broad Street near Wyoming Street on February 22, 2023. (John Haeger/Standard Speaker via AP)
A blizzard hits on February 22, 2023, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Brutal winter weather is hammering the northern U.S. with “whiteout” snow, dangerous wind gusts and bitter cold. It's shut down roadways, closed schools and businesses, and prompted dire warnings for people to stay home. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP)
Joel Watson uses two shovels to clear the downtown sidewalks as sleet and snow continue to gather amidst a long, impending storm on February 22, 2023 in Lapeer, Michigan. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
Integrated Deicing Services deices a Southwest Airlines plane before takeoff at Salt Lake City International Airport on February 22, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
An electronic overhead sign warns motorists heading northbound on Interstate 25 near the Greenland exit to take caution after a winter storm packing heavy snow and single-digit temperatures swept over the intermountain West on February 22, 2023, near Monument, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A woman is lit by sunlight while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco on February 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
The sunrise highlights the ice that coats trees in midtown Omaha on February 23, 2023. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)


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Damage to a vehicle crushed by a tree downed by high winds can be seen in San Francisco on February 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Carolyn and Dan Ellwood shovel snow outside Second Edition in Pierre, South Dakota on February 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben)


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