Photos: Snow, heavy rain pummel Southern California

A powerful winter storm carving a path through Southern California was expected to weaken Saturday, leaving heaps of sleet, snow and record-setting rain in its wake.

Reports of power outages, grounded flights and road closures rang out through the Southland as the plume of frigid moisture carved a southeastern path. Rescue crews came to the aid of several people, including a 61-year-old man hoisted to safety from a dirt island in the Tujunga wash Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Four homeless people, along with four dogs and a cat, were also rescued from a remote area of land within the heavily flooded Sepulveda Basin late Friday night, LAFD said. Two of the people were suffering from hypothermia and transported to a hospital.

Big Bear Valley is covered with snow on Thursday.

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The surf-and-snow view from Newport Beach on Thursday.

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A view of the San Gabriel Mountains at sunset on Wednesday from Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

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Esmeralda Olguin plays in snow along Highway 138 to on Wednesday in Phelan.

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Edgar Maria Marquez adjusts his wife, Maria’s, wedding dress for their bridal photos at the Mountain Meadows golf course as clouds hang over the San Gabriel Mountains.

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Snow-covered mountains serve as a backdrop for airplanes flying over the San Fernando Valley on Feb. 28.

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Storm clouds move over downtown Los Angeles as more rain and snow fall across Southern California on Monday.

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An aerial view of a landslide that affected two homes, including that of Gevorg Terteryan’s, shown at right, forcing him and his family to evacuate after a mudslide crashed down into his backyard and house on the 400 block off Paulette Place in La Canada Flintridge on Monday. The relentless rain triggered a major mudslide that dumped loads of debris and muddy water into the home and yard on Paulette Place near Paradise Canyon Lane. Both of the homes have been yellow-tagged.

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Carmen Meza lands a shot during a snowball fight with boyfriend James Rodriguez with what remains of the snow at Acton Park on Monday.

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Long Beach residents Sean Ly, right, with her husband, Kanol You, at left, feed the birds at Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach on Monday. New winter storms are expected to bring even more precipitation to Southern California Monday through Wednesday.

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A recreational vehicle lays at the bottom of a storm water-washed out cliff in the Santa Clara River at Valencia Travel Village RV Resort in Castaic on Monday.

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Golfers play a round Sunday at Mountain Meadows in Upland, Calif.

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Jack Dunamis, dressed as “Skrunki,” left, and Jada Weller wait at a bus stop as they travel to a meeting of “furries” at Cal State San Bernardino as rain continues to fall as a storm front moves through the Southland.

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Storm clouds drift over the Hollywood sign and partially obscure mountains covered in snow on Feb. 26.

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Hikers get a close look at mountains covered in snow at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale on Feb. 26.

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Lusin Torosyan, left, and her child Shant Yedigaryan, 12, build a snowman in Dunsmore Park in Glendale.

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Clouds hang over the San Gabriel mountains Sunday in Upland, Calif.

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People sled along a hill Sunday on the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County.

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Vehicles are partially submerged as Caltrans crews work to pump storm water off Interstate 5 at Lankershim Boulevard on Saturday.

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Olivia Wightman, 10, left, and sister Lucy Wightman, 7, step outside their home to check out the snow falling in Glendale.

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Valeria Roman, 23, left, and her 5-year-old-son, Emiliano India Roman, play in freshly fallen snow on top of Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.

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A driver who ignored road closure signs got stuck on flooded Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood.

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Sandi Nelson, left, photographs her husband, Tim Nelson, and daughter, Sarah Nelson, playing in freshly fallen snow in Rancho Cucamonga.

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Pedestrians walk along the Los Angeles River in the Frogtown neighborhood on Saturday.

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Heavy snow closed the 14 freeway during the storm in Acton.

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People play in the snow in Acton on Feb. 25.

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An RV on the edge of an eroded riverbank at the Valencia Travel Village RV Park in Castaic.

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Maurice, 50, sits outside Fred Jordan Mission in Los Angeles on Friday.

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Low clouds cloak the snow-covered mountains above Acton, near the Antelope Valley, on Friday.

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The Los Angeles River in the Frogtown neighborhood on Saturday.

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A car on Burbank Blvd. in Encino.

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A LAFD firefighter helps evacuate a dog from a storm damaged home in Panorama City.

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A boat heads out into choppy waters near Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara on Friday.

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The Braham family, visiting from France, from left, Joanne Braham, her son Elliott, daughter Evie and husband Jean-Mark, brave the elements while walking back to their hotel after visiting Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara.

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Officers with the California Highway Patrol turn northbound big rigs around on Interstate 5 at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic on Friday. The Grapevine route will be closed overnight, and there is no definitive time for reopening.

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Motorists drive through a flooded area of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood amid heavy rain Friday.

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Snow flurries fall while vehicles travel along Interstate 5 in the Grapevine area on Thursday.

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A Jurassic scene in Cabazon as snow covers the nearby mountains.

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A lone cow stands in a snow-covered pasture in Yucaipa on Thursday.

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Bailey Griffin, 6, of Yucaipa catches snow on her tongue at Yucaipa Community Park on Thursday.

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A storm front drops precipitation as it drifts across the Los Angeles Basin on Thursday. Cold and wet weather, with plenty of snow in local mountains, are forecast for Southern California this week.

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People snowboard and sled down a hill as they revel in the rare sight of falling snow in Southern California at Yucaipa Community Park on Thursday.

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A rainbow forms as a storm front drops precipitation across the Los Angeles Basin as cold and wet weather are forecast for Southern California this week.

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Walkers make their way toward the darkness of rain clouds at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City on Thursday afternoon.

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Katelynn Chavez, 17, and Pedro Ruiz, 16, taking advantage of a rare snow day off school, hug after making a snowman at Yucaipa Community Park.

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Gus Bolton, left, and his brother Darcy take in the view from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon as storm clouds move over the city.

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A rare snowfall in Southern California in Yucaipa on Thursday.

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Snow blankets Yosemite National Park.

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A wave crashes into the breakwater at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro.

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High winds blow sand inland, pelting walkers and forming piles along Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach on Wednesday.

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A man waits for a bus during a downpour that fills the street in Encino on Friday.

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