California snowstorm shuts down 70-mile stretch of interstate



Parts of California are getting a white Christmas, with snow hitting the mountains. Other areas of California saw a wet and rainy Christmas as storms continue to wreak havoc in the state. A 70 mile stretch of interstate over the top of the Sierra Nevada was closed Saturday when a storm dropped 2 feet of snow on some ski resorts.

A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways in the mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days.

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In Northern California, 29 inches of snow fell over a 24 hour period.

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Ventura County will get a bit of reprieve from rain but locals should prepare for another storm that will bring cold weather.

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It was too late in Los Angeles County to be considered a white Christmas, but it fell in time in Seattle and covered the ground.

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