Blizzard warnings extend into Southern California as snowflakes brush Hollywood sign

    A slow-moving winter storm intensified over California on Friday, triggering the first blizzard warning in parts of the Los Angeles area since 1989 and creating the extraordinary sight of snowflakes swirling around the iconic Hollywood sign. Snow and freezing rain pushed into the Pacific Coast state from the north, where it dumped about 10 inches (25 cm) of powder on Portland, Oregon, earlier in the week. The storm was expected to strengthen on Friday and linger over California through Saturday, the National Weather Service said. A massive low-pressure system driven from the Arctic was responsible for the unusual conditions, said Bryan Jackson, a forecast...

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