Blizzard, Avalanche Warnings for California

Blizzard, Avalanche Warnings for California
Parked vehicles under a winter storm sweeping in Mammoth Mountain, Calif., early on Feb. 3, 2019. Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain via AP
The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO—A forecast of more snow and intense winds in the Sierra Nevada mountains has prompted authorities to issue blizzard and avalanche warnings and say that conditions could become “life-threatening.”

A winter storm sweeping across California and Nevada has dumped as much as 8 feet of snow over the past two days. Much more is expected over the next two days.