A snowstorm covers Northern California, and in the south, rains close the streets due to flooding.

Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm with strong winds rocked chairlifts and closed mountain roads, while showers at lower altitudes triggered flood sightings Sunday across large stretches from California to Nevada.

More than 250 miles of the Sierra from north Reno south to Yosemite National Park remained at risk from the winter storm. until Sunday evening or Monday morning.

“The snow forecast for the Sierra is simple: Snow is expected to continue throughout the day, with periods of localized heavier snow streaks resulting in limited visibility and increased total snowfall,” National Weather Service Reno Bureau meteorologists said.

As of Sunday morning, Sierra at Tahoe received 48 inches, Tahoe Donner 46 inches, Palisades Tahoe over 40 inches, Kirkwood 33 inches and Heavenly 32 inches. within the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, it rained steadily in Southern California, small floods, mudflows and mudslides closed some roads.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said Lake Hughes Road, between the Pine Canyon and Dry Gulch roads in Lake Hughes, was closed due to mud. and rubbish on the road. The agency asked the public to avoid the area and use alternative routes.

In Pomona, the police department reported flooding in the First Street underpass, with several streets in the area closed or affected by flooding, including South Reservoir Street, South Town Avenue, East End Street, Gary Avenue and White Avenue.

“It rained heavily in our mountains last night and we are starting to see a reaction in our major local rivers. Not enough to reach monitoring or flood levels, but we are finally seeing some flow,” the Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service tweeted.

Meanwhile, doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms in southern Orange County, with some minor flooding expected to begin in Irvine, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and Laguna Niguel.

The Los Angeles County mountains were predicted to receive 1/2 to 3/4 inch of rain per hour. These figures prompted the NWS to issue a flash flood watch for the mountains, Antelope Valley and San Gabriel Valley.