Winter storms in the western U.S. have left two people dead as other parts of the region face flood alerts, evacuations and the rare prospect of snow on Christmas Day.
. No injuries were reported in the incident.
The evacuation warning came as the Sierras expected to see as much as 5 to 8 feet of snow over the holidays, with the possibility of snow piling up to 10-feet high at higher elevations,. It warned against traveling through the mountains, with the snowfall expected to create hazardous driving conditions.
But while parts of the western U.S. face winter weather woes, residents in parts of the central and southern U.S. are expected to see record-breaking warm temperatures. "In contrast to the West, those dreaming of a White Christmas throughout much of the South and East Central U.S. have to settle for spring-like temperatures this Christmas," it said.
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