San Francisco Bay Area sees rare snowfall

(24 Feb 2023)
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Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, California - 24 February 2023
1. Snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park sign
2. Woman walks her dog through the snow
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Shankar Krishnan, San Francisco Resident:
"We woke up at 4 a.m. and then drove up from San Francisco, a group of six of us, because we wanted to see the snow. And we came up here because another road was closed off. So we drove here to see the snow. It's the first time I've seen snow in a long time. It's like a winter wonderland. The trees are all frosty. There's snow on the ground. There's snow coming down from the sky. I saw somebody jump out of their car and they're like, jumping up and down and cheering for snow. It's beautiful out here."
6. Park closed to vehicle traffic due to snow sign
7. Man gets skis ready
8. People walk by with snowboard
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Lemme, Mill Valley Resident:
"Oh it's amazing. I mean, you know, we come up here all the time, so see, all of the stuff that we're used to seeing covered in snow. It's really bizarre. It's fun."
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Anne Elisco-Lemme, Mill Valley Resident:
"Even just seeing the trailhead signs. Like just seeing the sign for Stinson Beach with the snow falling on it is pretty cool."
11. Snow covered hiking trail sign
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Gerber, Tiburon Resident:
"It's a beautiful place. And to see it now with the snow and the trees, it's like kind of like being in Tahoe in your backyard. It's pretty awesome."
11. Various snow-covered parking lot
ANNOTATION: It last snowed on Mt. Tamalpais, an hour North of San Francisco, in 2019. The National Weather Service estimated that the mountain could see six inches of new snowfall on Friday.
STORYLINE:
California's Bay Area saw rare heavy snowfall Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S.
Hundreds of people braved slushy roads to drive up to Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, about an hour north of San Francisco and play in the snow.
The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” that would last through Saturday in California.
Blizzard warnings were posted in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges, where as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow was expected.
Interstate 5, the West Coast’s major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. Smaller roads also closed.
Forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms that could create waterspouts off the Southern California coast.
Parts of Interstate 80 in California closed, including about a 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch over the top of the Sierra Nevada linking California and Nevada.
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