LOS ANGELES (AP) — A swift debris flow swept a Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle off the Pacific Coast Highway and into the ocean as heavy rain fell across Southern California on Thursday, creating deluges of water and mud on roads at the bottom of hillsides left barren by recent wildfires.
One member of the fire department was in the vehicle when it went into the water in Malibu and was able to exit with minor injuries, department spokesperson Erik Scott said on the social platform X.
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This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows vehicles piled up on a snowy Interstate 5 highway in Southwestern Wash., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Washington State Department of Transportation via AP)
This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation vehicles piled up on a snowy Interstate 5 highway in Southwestern Wash., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Washington State Department of Transportation via AP)
A road is covered in mud in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
An emergency vehicle is hit by surf after being pushed into the ocean during a storm in the Palisades Fire zone Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
The parking lot to a Safeway supermarket is covered in snow during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
Police monitor a street closure along Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Police officers push an emergency vehicle stuck in mud in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A motorist drives through a mud-covered road in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A person kneels on top of a plow tractor during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
People walk through snow past a pair of geese at Waterfront Park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A person pushes a shopping cart on a snow-covered parking lot during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
Mud covers Sunset Blvd. in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Mud is cleared from a road in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Water is reflected in front of a fire-ravaged property in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A worker clears debris from a rain gutter in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, officials respond to a more than 100-vehicle pileup in whiteout conditions on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
A fire-damaged beachfront property is seen in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A fire-damaged beachfront property is seen in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Water streams down a canyon in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office officials respond to a SUV that caught fire on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
A fire-damaged property is seen in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
From left, Elijah, Jackson and Malian ride on a sled together down a hill at Laurelhurst Park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
People walk along Fremont Street in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A person pulls a sled at Laurelhurst park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Water is reflected on the ground under a burned beachfront property in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Crews work in the rain in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office officials respond after a vehicle caught fire on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Drooping branches frame a road in Franklin County, Va., after a winter storm affected the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Heather Rousseau
Utility crews work on power lines after a winter storm blanketed the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau
Utility crews work on power lines after a winter storm blanketed the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
A motorist navigates drooping branches on Merriman Road in Franklin County after a winter storm affected the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Fog covers the landscape during a rainstorm at the Griffith Park Observatory Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Workers shield themselves from the rain at the Griffith Park Observatory Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A person walks on a beach along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
A person walks along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Claire Gagne peeks out from underneath an impressive curtain of icicles on her home in Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)
A pedestrian walks in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Dog walker Jade Martin walks a group of dogs in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Heavy snow falls as drivers turn onto Niles Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in St. Joseph, Mich., while inter weather advisories remain in effect as a winter storm moves across Michigan. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
A pedestrian walks along Bay Street on a snowy Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025, in Traverse City, Mich. (Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle via AP)
A person walks across the street as a snowstorm rolls in, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 in Uptown Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)
"Sometimes this is the best time to fish," said Ray King as he fishes for trout during a steady snowfall at the lake in O'Fallon Park in St. Louis, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A snowplow clears a roadway in Coralville, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
City workers clear snow from the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Pedestrians make their way across Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
A driver removes snow from a car before pulling away from parking spot after overnight snow fall covered street and vehicles in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Snow covers the trees after an overnight show fall as the Philadelphia Museum of Art appears in the background in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Families enjoy the snow by the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, as they sled after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A person walks down the sidewalk as a snowstorm rolls in, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 in Uptown Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)
An ice shanty is set up on Saginaw River as a snowstorm rolls in on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/MLive.com/The Bay City Times via AP)
A person walks along Kelly Drive and Water Works Drive after an overnight snow fall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
A pedestrian crosses a snowy street in downtown Kansas City, Mo., as a winter storm passed through the area Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A biker makes their way on a street during a snowfall Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Shorewood, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
James Prince, 4, and Olivia Averyt, 4, sled down a hill at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Rick Boland uses a snowblower to clear snow from his driveway in North Liberty, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
Snow falls along Gypsy Lane in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Johnny Hong, of Washington, and his daughter Eliyah Hong, 5, build a snowman by the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A person takes pictures as they walk on a beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, is covered by snow outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Jose Escobar rides his motorized bicycle on the trails in Rock Creek Park in Frederick, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after snowfall overnight. Parts of the area received 2-4 inches of snow. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)
Pedestrians cross a snowy street in downtown Kansas City, Mo., as a winter storm passed through the area Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In Pacific Palisades, one intersection of the highway was submerged in at least 3 feet (91 centimeters) of sludge, with some drivers trying to force their way through and police officers pushing one vehicle through the muck. Bulldozers worked to clear the roads not far from where just weeks ago they moved abandoned cars after people fleeing last month's wildfires got stuck in traffic and fled on foot.
In north Altadena, a road near the Eaton Fire burn scar was also submerged by 3 feet (91 centimeters) of mud, vegetation and trees as a flood of water overcame concrete blocks put in place to prevent such debris flows. The area was mostly deserted.
To the north, snow and ice contributed to major pileups on highways in Oregon and Washington, injuring at least 10 people, as a winter storm descended on the Pacific Northwest.
The West Coast storms are just the latest in a week of bad weather across the U.S. that cut power to tens of thousands.
As the downpour intensified, the National Weather Service issued flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings for a swath of eastern Los Angeles County. The rain caused a rockslide and pushed mud onto the road in Malibu Canyon, and a large debris flow left about 8 inches (about 20 centimeters) of mud across a road in the Hollywood Hills.
Southern California could get as much as 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) of rain in the mountains and 3 inches (nearly 8 centimeters) in coastal areas and valleys before the system moves out Friday, said Brent Bower, a weather service hydrologist.
Nearly 28,000 people in California were without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us. More than 200 flights into Los Angeles International Airport were delayed or canceled, according to the flight-tracking site FlightAware.com.
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued in areas where hillsides were scarred by the Palisades Fire, the most destructive in LA history. Scorched areas are at risk of mudslides because vegetation that helps keep soil anchored has burned away. The fires also added loose debris to the landscape, including ash, soil and rocks.
Officials distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have go-bags ready. Sandbags and temporary concrete barriers were in place across Altadena, where the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes.
“If you can, stay off the roads today, especially this afternoon and evening,” the weather service’s regional office said on X.
Malibu schools closed, as did the Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park, to the southeast in Orange County.
Despite recent storms, much of Southern California remains in extreme or severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that while the area is desperate for rain, this storm might bring too much too quickly.
In Altadena, Mehran Daoudian prepared by laying tarp over a hole in his home’s roof where fire burned through it last month. Daoudian said he was grateful that city workers arranged sandbags and concrete barriers in his neighborhood over the past few weeks. “I did not leave the cars on the street because with the mudslide, (they) might go down,” he said.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, there were blackouts, small landslides and inundated roadways. To the north in wine country, concerns were high along the flood-prone Russian River. Authorities urged people to evacuate Felton Grove, a small community along the central coast, as the San Lorenzo River threatened to top its banks.
In neighboring Nevada, the weather service said it recorded a measurable amount of rain in Las Vegas, ending a streak of 214 days without precipitation.
And in northern Utah, rain and snow created dangerous conditions on mountain roads leading to ski resorts. The state Department of Transportation issued a road safety alert warning of a mix of heavy snow and rain through Friday.
First responders searched every vehicle in a pileup near Multnomah Falls, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Portland, Oregon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said. The office initially said more than 100 cars were involved, but the state transportation department later said the number was 20 to 30 vehicles. Oregon State Police said four people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
The pileup happened during near-whiteout conditions in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84, authorities said. An SUV caught fire, but its occupants escaped.
Multnomah County officials extended a state of emergency through at least Friday and said eight shelters would be open. Officials said 489 people went to the shelters Wednesday night.
Wind chills could dip to 10 degrees (minus 12 Celsius) in Portland, the National Weather Service said.
In southern Washington, six people were taken to hospitals with injuries in another pileup of 22 vehicles on Interstate 5 near the Cowlitz River, state patrol spokesperson Will Finn said. There were 95 crashes Thursday in five counties in the state's southwest.
School was canceled or delayed in dozens of districts in New England, where snow and ice made driving dangerous. Maine State Police said they were investigating a crash involving a tractor trailer on the Maine Turnpike that killed two people.
Thursday's storms followed two days of heavy snow and freezing rain in an area stretching from Kentucky to Washington, D.C., that caused hundreds of traffic accidents and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
As of Thursday evening, 130,000 customers in Virginia and about 6,600 in North Carolina were still without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us.
The National Weather Service confirmed two brief tornadoes in the state on Wednesday, including one that shredded the steel roof of an industrial building and damaged several homes in Columbia. No deaths or major injuries were reported, Mayor Justin McKenzie told WDAM-TV.
Whittle reported from Scarborough, Maine. Associated Press journalists from across the U.S. contributed.
This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows vehicles piled up on a snowy Interstate 5 highway in Southwestern Wash., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Washington State Department of Transportation via AP)
This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation vehicles piled up on a snowy Interstate 5 highway in Southwestern Wash., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Washington State Department of Transportation via AP)
A road is covered in mud in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
An emergency vehicle is hit by surf after being pushed into the ocean during a storm in the Palisades Fire zone Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
The parking lot to a Safeway supermarket is covered in snow during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
Police monitor a street closure along Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Police officers push an emergency vehicle stuck in mud in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A motorist drives through a mud-covered road in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A person kneels on top of a plow tractor during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
People walk through snow past a pair of geese at Waterfront Park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A person pushes a shopping cart on a snow-covered parking lot during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Truckee, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
Mud covers Sunset Blvd. in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Mud is cleared from a road in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Water is reflected in front of a fire-ravaged property in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A worker clears debris from a rain gutter in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, officials respond to a more than 100-vehicle pileup in whiteout conditions on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
A fire-damaged beachfront property is seen in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A fire-damaged beachfront property is seen in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Water streams down a canyon in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office officials respond to a SUV that caught fire on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
A fire-damaged property is seen in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
From left, Elijah, Jackson and Malian ride on a sled together down a hill at Laurelhurst Park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
People walk along Fremont Street in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A person pulls a sled at Laurelhurst park on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Water is reflected on the ground under a burned beachfront property in the Palisades Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Crews work in the rain in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
In this image provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office officials respond after a vehicle caught fire on westbound Interstate 84 on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, near Multnomah Falls, Ore. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Drooping branches frame a road in Franklin County, Va., after a winter storm affected the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Heather Rousseau
Utility crews work on power lines after a winter storm blanketed the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau
Utility crews work on power lines after a winter storm blanketed the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
A motorist navigates drooping branches on Merriman Road in Franklin County after a winter storm affected the area Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Franklin County, Va. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Fog covers the landscape during a rainstorm at the Griffith Park Observatory Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Workers shield themselves from the rain at the Griffith Park Observatory Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A person walks on a beach along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
A person walks along the shore of ice covered Lake Michigan Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Claire Gagne peeks out from underneath an impressive curtain of icicles on her home in Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)
A pedestrian walks in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Dog walker Jade Martin walks a group of dogs in the rain Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Heavy snow falls as drivers turn onto Niles Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in St. Joseph, Mich., while inter weather advisories remain in effect as a winter storm moves across Michigan. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)
A pedestrian walks along Bay Street on a snowy Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025, in Traverse City, Mich. (Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle via AP)
A person walks across the street as a snowstorm rolls in, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 in Uptown Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)
"Sometimes this is the best time to fish," said Ray King as he fishes for trout during a steady snowfall at the lake in O'Fallon Park in St. Louis, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A snowplow clears a roadway in Coralville, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
City workers clear snow from the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Pedestrians make their way across Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
A driver removes snow from a car before pulling away from parking spot after overnight snow fall covered street and vehicles in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Snow covers the trees after an overnight show fall as the Philadelphia Museum of Art appears in the background in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Families enjoy the snow by the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, as they sled after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A person walks down the sidewalk as a snowstorm rolls in, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 in Uptown Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP)
An ice shanty is set up on Saginaw River as a snowstorm rolls in on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Bay City, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer/MLive.com/The Bay City Times via AP)
A person walks along Kelly Drive and Water Works Drive after an overnight snow fall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
A pedestrian crosses a snowy street in downtown Kansas City, Mo., as a winter storm passed through the area Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A biker makes their way on a street during a snowfall Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Shorewood, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
James Prince, 4, and Olivia Averyt, 4, sled down a hill at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Rick Boland uses a snowblower to clear snow from his driveway in North Liberty, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)
Snow falls along Gypsy Lane in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Johnny Hong, of Washington, and his daughter Eliyah Hong, 5, build a snowman by the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A person takes pictures as they walk on a beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, is covered by snow outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Jose Escobar rides his motorized bicycle on the trails in Rock Creek Park in Frederick, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after snowfall overnight. Parts of the area received 2-4 inches of snow. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)
Pedestrians cross a snowy street in downtown Kansas City, Mo., as a winter storm passed through the area Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
