As the nation braces for another winter storm, on the heels of a system which contributed to 13 deaths in the South and Northeast, some residents in the mountains east of Los Angeles will likely remain trapped in their homes for at least another week.
Search crews have rescued several Californians stranded in the state’s mountain communities.
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, tents at Curry Village are covered with snow in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The park, closed since Saturday because of heavy, blinding snow, postponed its planned Thursday, March 2, 2023, reopening indefinitely. (National Park Service via AP) ORG XMIT: FX308
Snow-covered trees are seen along State Route 138 near Hesperia, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Emergency crews are scrambling to shuttle food and medicine to residents of California mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms.
A crew of inmate firefighters walk back to their vehicle after shoveling and clearing snow after a series of winter storms in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
People shovel snow from a roof after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
An aerial view of residents waiting in line to receive donated food outside the local grocery store (TOP C), which was severely damaged when its roof collapsed under the weight of several feet of snow, after a series of winter storms in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California. Some residents have been trapped in Crestline more than a week due to heavy snowfall while the grocery store was the main hub for food purchases in town. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to winter storms for 13 counties including San Bernardino County and the California National Guard is assisting relief efforts in the mountains.
Around 30,000 homes and businesses in California remained in the dark nationwide as of Monday morning, according to Poweroutage.us.
After the latest round of winter weather, the average water equivalent in the snowpack covering California's mountains ranges from 40 to 46 inches – almost double what the area typically sees this time of year.
Snow will continue to fall in California and other parts of the West on Monday, and some areas will see temperatures dip below freezing once again.
Residents shovel snow after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
A worker plows snow along State Route 138 near Hesperia, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Emergency crews are scrambling to shuttle food and medicine to residents of California mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms.
People begin the work of digging their vehicles out of the snow and ice from the recent winter storm along Pleasant Street in Grass Valley, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Snowfall surrounds businesses in Crestline, Calif., Friday, March 3, 2023, following a huge snowfall that buried homes and businesses.
A resident shovels snow after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
Residents walk up their unplowed street toward their home after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
People carry donated food after a series of winter storms dumped heavy snowfall in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
Last week, the roof of a grocery store in Crestline collapsed under the weight of snow that piled several feet high.
A man walks past a damaged tire shop in Crestline, Calif., Friday, March 3, 2023, following a huge snowfall that buried homes and businesses.
Residents wait in line to receive donated food outside the local grocery store, which was severely damaged when its roof collapsed under the weight of several feet of snow, after a series of winter storms in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California.
Debris from an avalanche blocks California State Route 38 after a series of snow storms on March 2, 2023 near Big Bear, California. San Bernardino County has declared a state of emergency as communities remain buried after a series of blizzards shut down all roads into the mountains, leaving the area running low on gas, food and supplies.
A truck passes by a stop sign that is buried in snow on March 3, 2023 in Twin Bridges, California. A Sierra snowpack survey conducted revealed a recorded snow depth of 116.5 inches and a snow water equivalent of 41.5 inches, which is 177 percent of average for this location.
Dion Slider (R) waits in the snow with his wife Jennifer and son Kai, as they wait for their phones to charge at a closed restaurant (L), after a series of winter storms in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California. The Slider family lost power in their snowed-in home four days ago and walked to the restaurant to charge their phones, which has an outdoor electrical socket.
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