A brutal winter storm was marching toward the nation's interior Monday after smashing parts of Southern California with more than 7 inches of rain and blasting the Golden State's mountains with up to 5 feet of snow.
More than 5 feet of snow was expected in parts of the Sierra Nevada, according to the weather service's prediction center. The Greater Lake Tahoe saw a peak of 48 inches of snow over the weekend, the weather service said.
In San Luis Obispo County, roads were flooded and strong winds with gusts up to 80 mph brought down power lines, the weather service said. Nearly 30,000 customers in the county were without power Saturday night, according to PG&E. Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties were swamped with more than 7 inches of rain, the weather service said.The same storm system is predicted to develop into a winter storm from the Plains to the Midwest by Wednesday, according to AccuWeather. At the start of the week, the northern Plains is expected to face over a foot of snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions, AccuWeather said. As the storm rolls into the east, the Midwest will likely see a substantial amount of snow.
"Blizzard conditions possible portions of northeast Colorado late Monday night - Tuesday night," the weather service's Boulder office tweeted."Significant travel impacts, whiteouts, road closures & harsh livestock conditions will be possible."Severe thunderstorms will strike the South midweek, according to AccuWeather.
The predicted thunderstorms could also produce isolated tornadoes, hail and damaging wind gusts, AccuWeather said. As the thunderstorms begin to unfold in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas over the week, forecasters warned of significant risk to lives and property.
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