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Photos: Storm that walloped Northern California pounds the Southland

Workers repair a roof covered with plastic sheeing
Workers remove shingles from a roof with a view of the freshly snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains in Huntington Beach on Wednesday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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A powerful storm that already walloped Northern California brought heavy rain and mountain snow to Southern California.

The weather system hit Northern California on Sunday with up to 10 feet of snow at higher elevations before moving south.

Snow boarders enjoy fresh powder at Mountain High in Wrightwood.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Skiers and snow boarders enjoy freshly fallen snow at Mountain High in Wrightwood on Wednesday.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
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A girl smiles as she slides down a snowy slope
Mila Flores, 6, of Cerritos sleds down a small hill Wednesday in Running Springs the day after a winter storm brought significant snow to the San Bernardino Mountains.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Two men stand on a room's muddy floor
Gino Landry, left, and his dad, Dennis Landry, remove mud and debris from Gino’s guesthouse Wednesday after a winter storm brought several feet of mud inside into the structure in Silverado Canyon.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
A pier is silhouetted against a dark cloud dropping rain onto an ocean
High surf hits the Hermosa Beach Pier on Tuesday as a winter storm cleared from the area.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A bird stands near a jumbled mass of shopping carts and debris inundated by water
A water bird forages near a mashup of shopping carts in the Los Angeles River in Long Beach on Wednesday. Large amounts of waste are transported by the river, with some flowing into the sea and on to local beaches, during heavy rainstorms in the L.A. Basin.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Garbage and debris is collected behind a boom at the mouth of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach on Wednesday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A man in camouflage clothing runs across a slushy parking lot as snow falls
Alejandro Ayala, 21, a Marine lance corporal, runs through a snowy parking lot in Lebec headed for a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant. He and other Marines were on their way back to Twentynine Palms after training at Fort Hunter Liggett.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Drivers on the 5 Freeway drive through blowing snow in Gorman.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
Mud and rocks litter a creekside near a building
Mud and rocks constrain a stream beside a home on Silverado Canyon Road. The Orange County community of Silverado has been hit hard by fires and subsequent flooding in recent years.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A fire official in protective gear watches muddy water flow past
An Orange County Fire official monitors mud flowing down Kitterrman Drive and Silverado Creek in Silverado Canyon.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Storm surges pound the sea wall at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro Tuesday morning.
Storm surges pound the sea wall at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro Tuesday morning.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
LA City Fire swift water crews look down two vehicles in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown L.A.
Los Angeles City Fire swift water crews look down two vehicles in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Under a "Winter Wonderland" banner, a man and child walk in solitude down the Huntington Beach Pier.
Under a “Winter Wonderland” banner, a man and child walk in solitude amid gusty winds and rain at the Huntington Beach Pier.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Pedestrians battle the wind and rain while getting breakfast to go along Main Street in Huntington Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The storm door has swung wide open in the Sierras, where Palisades Tahoe received 2 feet of snow
The storm door has swung wide open in the Sierras, where Palisades Tahoe received 2 feet of snow Monday night into Tuesday, bringing the storm total to more than 4 feet.
(Kate Abraham / Palisades Tahoe)
A drenched homeless encampment in Santa Cruz.
(Nic Coury / Associated Press)
A snowplow at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
A snowplow clears fresh snow around the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
(Peter Morning / Mammoth Mountain Ski Area)
A couple on the beach.
Nate and Erin Duke visit San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura, where they got married six months ago.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
People ice skate at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Pedestrians cross Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Police officer clears a downed tree blocking a road.
A California Highway Patrol officer clears a downed tree blocking a road in Carmel Valley, Calif.
(Nic Coury / Associated Press)
Winds toppled Christmas decorations in Carmel Valley, Calif.
(Nic Coury / Associated Press)
Heavy rain falls over Bixby Bridge along Highway 1 near Big Sur.
(Nic Coury / Associated Press)
A flooded homeless encampment in Santa Cruz.
(Nic Coury / Associated Press)
Holiday lights and rain in San Francisco.
Holiday lights line trees as a pedestrian walks in the rain in San Francisco.
(Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
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A person in a coat with an umbrella walks next to a rail overlooking a bridge over water
Rain in San Francisco.
(Brontë Wittpenn / San Francisco Chronicle)

“We’re expecting some heavier rain after midnight Monday for Los Angeles and going into Tuesday morning,” said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

One to 3 feet of snow is expected in the mountains above 7,000 feet, with a couple of inches possible as low as 4,500 feet.

Fresh snow surrounds a ski lift and blankets pine trees
Fresh snow surrounds a ski lift in Truckee, Calif., on Monday.
(Shannon Buhler / Northstar Ski Resort)
A truck makes its way through the snow with trees on either side of it
In this image taken from a Caltrans remote video traffic camera, a truck makes its way through the snow along Interstate 80 at Donner Summit, Calif., on Monday.
(Caltrans)
A man uses a snow blower to clear a street in Mammoth Lakes
Snow is cleared along a street in Mammoth Lakes during heavy snowfall Thursday. A second, much stronger winter storm arrived in the Sierra Nevada on Sunday.
(Dakota Snider / Associated Press)
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A plane takes off amid dark, heavy clouds.
A plane takes off Thursday from the Long Beach Airport under heavy clouds.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Rain clouds drift over Signal Hill as people are silhouetted below.
Rain clouds drift over Signal Hill on Thursday.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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