Los Angeles and Orange counties are seeing rain, snow, and hail as several days of winter weather impact the area. A rare blizzard warning was also issued by the National Weather Service.
A strong winter storm will unleash rain and several feet of mountain snow into the weekend in Southern California, where a rare blizzard warning goes into.
In an aerial survey conducted in 2022, U.S. Forest Services found 12,000 acres of dead trees in the Los Padres National Forest due to overgrown vegetation and the state's ongoing drought.