Winter storm warnings were issued across California this week as snow covered rarely affected parts of the state, including the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and even sunny Los Angeles County.
As cities in California weather a winter storm they haven’t experienced in decades, what is normally a warm beach state is now covered in snow.
Here are nine photos of the storm hit yesterday and today.
People walk along the snow-covered Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, California on Thursday, February 23, 2023 | Karen Krenis via APA car drives through snowfall in Yosemite National Park in California on February 22, 2023 | Typhoon Joskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPeople walk along the snow-covered Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, California on Thursday, February 23, 2023 | Karen Krenis via APA view of El Capitan as snow covers California’s Yosemite National Park on February 22, 2023. | Typhoon Joskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPhotographers rush to capture the sunrise at Tunnel View as snow covers California’s Yosemite National Park on February 22, 2023. | Typhoon Joskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA snowplow clears snow near the top of the 2,200-foot San Marcos Pass along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, California, Thu Feb 23, 2023 | Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via APA view of Yosemite falls as snow covers California’s Yosemite National Park on February 22, 2023. | Typhoon Joskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA scenic view from the viewpoint of the tunnel as snow covered California’s Yosemite National Park on February 22, 2023. | Typhoon Joskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
