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Photos: Snow, heavy rain pummel Southern California

A pedestrian, crossing a street in downtown Los Angeles, is silhouetted against the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains
A pedestrian, crossing a street in downtown Los Angeles, is silhouetted against the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains on Wednesday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Times Photography Staff
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A powerful winter storm carving a path through Southern California was expected to weaken Saturday, leaving heaps of sleet, snow and record-setting rain in its wake.

Reports of power outages, grounded flights and road closures rang out through the Southland as the plume of frigid moisture carved a southeastern path. Rescue crews came to the aid of several people, including a 61-year-old man hoisted to safety from a dirt island in the Tujunga wash Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Four homeless people, along with four dogs and a cat, were also rescued from a remote area of land within the heavily flooded Sepulveda Basin late Friday night, LAFD said. Two of the people were suffering from hypothermia and transported to a hospital.

An aerial view of homes in Big Bear Valley covered in snow
Big Bear Valley is covered with snow on Thursday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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An aerial view of the surf, a beach comber and a panoramic view of snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains.
The surf-and-snow view from Newport Beach on Thursday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A view of snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains seen at sunset from the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downotwnLos Angeles.
A view of the San Gabriel Mountains at sunset on Wednesday from Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Esmeralda Olguin plays in snow along Highway 138 to on Wednesday in Phelan.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Edgar Maria Marquez adjusts his wife, Maria's, wedding dress for their bridal photos at the Mountain Meadows golf course.
Edgar Maria Marquez adjusts his wife, Maria’s, wedding dress for their bridal photos at the Mountain Meadows golf course as clouds hang over the San Gabriel Mountains.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
Snow-covered mountains serve as a backdrop for airplanes flying over the San Fernando Valley on Feb. 28.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Storm clouds move over the skyline of downtown Los Angeles.
Storm clouds move over downtown Los Angeles as more rain and snow fall across Southern California on Monday.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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An aerial view of a mudslide running down the middle of the frame toward two one-story homes; damaging and breaking one.
An aerial view of a landslide that affected two homes, including that of Gevorg Terteryan’s, shown at right, forcing him and his family to evacuate after a mudslide crashed down into his backyard and house on the 400 block off Paulette Place in La Canada Flintridge on Monday. The relentless rain triggered a major mudslide that dumped loads of debris and muddy water into the home and yard on Paulette Place near Paradise Canyon Lane. Both of the homes have been yellow-tagged.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Carmen Meza lands a shot during a snowball fight with her boyfriend, using a small remaining pile of snow on a grassy field.
Carmen Meza lands a shot during a snowball fight with boyfriend James Rodriguez with what remains of the snow at Acton Park on Monday.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A silhouette of a person with a walker and birds swarming the upper part of the frame.
Long Beach residents Sean Ly, right, with her husband, Kanol You, at left, feed the birds at Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach on Monday. New winter storms are expected to bring even more precipitation to Southern California Monday through Wednesday.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A recreational vehicle lays at the bottom of a storm water-washed out cliff.
A recreational vehicle lays at the bottom of a storm water-washed out cliff in the Santa Clara River at Valencia Travel Village RV Resort in Castaic on Monday.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A golfer mid-swing on a cloudy day with snowy mountains in the background
Golfers play a round Sunday at Mountain Meadows in Upland, Calif.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A person dressed as "Skrunki," left, and a woman stand under an umbrella in rain as they wait at a bus stop.
Jack Dunamis, dressed as “Skrunki,” left, and Jada Weller wait at a bus stop as they travel to a meeting of “furries” at Cal State San Bernardino as rain continues to fall as a storm front moves through the Southland.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Storm clouds drift over the Hollywood sign and partially obscure mountains covered in snow on Feb. 26.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Hikers get a close look at mountains covered in snow at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale on Feb. 26.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Lusin Torosyan, left, and her child Shant Yedigaryan, 12, build a snowman in Dunsmore Park in Glendale.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
Clouds hang over the San Gabriel mountains
Clouds hang over the San Gabriel mountains Sunday in Upland, Calif.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
People sled along a hill on the Cajon Pass
People sled along a hill Sunday on the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Vehicles are partially submerged as Caltrans crews work to pump storm water off Interstate 5
Vehicles are partially submerged as Caltrans crews work to pump storm water off Interstate 5 at Lankershim Boulevard on Saturday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Olivia Wightman and her sister Lucy Wightman step outside their home to check out the snow falling in Glendale.
Olivia Wightman, 10, left, and sister Lucy Wightman, 7, step outside their home to check out the snow falling in Glendale.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Valeria Roman, 23, left, and her 5-year-old-son, Emiliano India Roman, play in freshly fallen snow in Rancho Cucamonga.
Valeria Roman, 23, left, and her 5-year-old-son, Emiliano India Roman, play in freshly fallen snow on top of Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
A driver who ignored road closure signs got stuck on flooded Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
The Nelson family play in freshly fallen snow in Rancho Cucamonga.
Sandi Nelson, left, photographs her husband, Tim Nelson, and daughter, Sarah Nelson, playing in freshly fallen snow in Rancho Cucamonga.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Pedestrians walk along the Los Angeles River in the Frogtown neighborhood on Saturday.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
Heavy snow closed the 14 freeway during the storm in Acton.
(Eric Thayer/For The Times)
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People play in the snow in Acton on Feb. 25.
(Eric Thayer/For The Times)
An RV on the edge of an eroded riverbank at the Valencia Travel Village RV Park in Castaic.
(Eric Thayer/For The Times)
Maurice, 50, sits outside Fred Jordan Mission in Los Angeles on Friday.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
Low clouds cloak the snow-covered mountains above Acton, near the Antelope Valley, on Friday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The Los Angeles River in the Frogtown neighborhood on Saturday.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
A car on Burbank Blvd. in Encino.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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A LAFD firefighter helps evacuate a dog from a storm damaged home in Panorama City.
A LAFD firefighter helps evacuate a dog from a storm damaged home in Panorama City.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
A boat heads out into choppy waters near Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara on Friday.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
The Braham family, visiting from France, at Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara on Friday.
The Braham family, visiting from France, from left, Joanne Braham, her son Elliott, daughter Evie and husband Jean-Mark, brave the elements while walking back to their hotel after visiting Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Highway patrol officers turn northbound big rigs around on Interstate 5 at Lake Hughes Road.
Officers with the California Highway Patrol turn northbound big rigs around on Interstate 5 at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic on Friday. The Grapevine route will be closed overnight, and there is no definitive time for reopening.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Motorists drive through a flooded area of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood amid heavy rain Friday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Snow flurries fall while vehicles travel along Interstate 5 in the Grapevine area on Thursday.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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A Jurassic scene in Cabazon as snow covers the nearby mountains.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A lone cow stands in a snow-covered pasture in Yucaipa on Thursday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Bailey Griffin, 6, of Yucaipa, catches snow on her tongue amidst a rare snow storm in Southern California
Bailey Griffin, 6, of Yucaipa catches snow on her tongue at Yucaipa Community Park on Thursday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Dark and sunset-lit clouds cover the sky in alternating rows, with the Los Angeles skyline visible at the bottom in distance.
A storm front drops precipitation as it drifts across the Los Angeles Basin on Thursday. Cold and wet weather, with plenty of snow in local mountains, are forecast for Southern California this week.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
People snowboard and sled down a hill as snow still falls.
People snowboard and sled down a hill as they revel in the rare sight of falling snow in Southern California at Yucaipa Community Park on Thursday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
LA rainbow forms as a storm front drops precipitation across the Los Angeles Basin.
A rainbow forms as a storm front drops precipitation across the Los Angeles Basin as cold and wet weather are forecast for Southern California this week.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Walking down a two-way street, a pair of walkers make their way toward the darkness of rain clouds
Walkers make their way toward the darkness of rain clouds at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City on Thursday afternoon.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
a snowman amidst the rare sight of falling snow in Southern California at Yucaipa Community Park in Yucaipa
Katelynn Chavez, 17, and Pedro Ruiz, 16, taking advantage of a rare snow day off school, hug after making a snowman at Yucaipa Community Park.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Two young boys climb along railing of a viewing platform. City is in the distance and dark clouds cover the sky.
Gus Bolton, left, and his brother Darcy take in the view from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon as storm clouds move over the city.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A rare snowfall in Southern California in Yucaipa on Thursday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Snow blankets Yosemite National Park.
(Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency )
A wave crashes into the breakwater at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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High winds blow sand inland pelting walkers and forming piles along Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach.
High winds blow sand inland, pelting walkers and forming piles along Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach on Wednesday.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A man waits for a bus during a downpour in Encino.
A man waits for a bus during a downpour that fills the street in Encino on Friday.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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