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A mountain peak is covered with heavy snow near the Phillips Station meadow where the California Department of Water Resources conducted its first snow survey of the season in the Sierra Nevada mountains on Jan. 3, 2023. Jonathan Wong/California Department of Water Resources
Rain and snowfall in California over the weekend have led to evacuations and dangerous travel conditions in a number of places across the state, including the Sierra mountains.
The excessive snowfall caused treacherous conditions for drivers, according to numerous reports; meanwhile, the University of California–Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab stated that it received 21.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.
