A string of highly effective winter storms rolled throughout California over the previous week, bringing snowfall to decrease elevations than the world has seen in a long time, and boosting the state’s snowpack—which now stands at 189 % of its common for this time of yr. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties, together with Los Angeles County, because of the storms. Below, a group of unusually snowy scenes from California, Nevada, and Arizona.