126,000-Plus Californians Without Power Amid Rain, Heavy Snow, Wind

More than 126,000 California residents are without power as a significant storm produces record rainfall, heavy snow, and damaging winds, ABC News reported.

The storm is expected to move from southern California to the entire country over the next few days. Meteorologists predict the storm will reach the northeast by Tuesday.

More than 30 million Americans were placed under weather alerts in the West region of the country, with warnings ranging from blizzards in the mountains near Los Angeles to wind chills in the Northern Plains.

Los Angeles experienced record rainfalls on Friday with 50- to 70-mile-per-hour winds, and Burbank, California, recorded 4.6 inches of rain Friday. Cars were stranded in floods, and dozens of flights were delayed or canceled.

Some areas in Los Angeles saw 2 to 5 inches of rainfall over the last 24 hours. Five to eight inches of rain was recorded at higher elevations north of the city. However, the Flash Flood Warning from Saturday morning has now expired, but a Flood Watch continues through the afternoon.

Interstate 5, the largest highway leading north out of Los Angeles, remained closed at the steep grade known as the Grapevine due to heavy snow. Several southern points of the freeway near and in Los Angeles were closed due to flooding, the California Department of Transportation said.

Heavy rain continues in southern California, with heavy snow in the mountains, in areas that are mainly above 2,000 feet elevation.

In the mountains outside of the Los Angeles area, anywhere from 2 to 6 feet of snow have fallen since Wednesday. Blizzard Warnings remain in effect until 4 p.m. local time due to the heavy snow and winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour.

“Extreme impacts from heavy snow & winds will cause extremely dangerous to impossible driving conditions & likely widespread road closures & infrastructure impacts!” the National Weather Service said on Twitter.

The next set of storms are expected to hit on Sunday and may bring wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) in the Sacramento Valley and up to 70 miles per hour in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, Reuters reported.