Blizzard warnings were issued for the Sierra Nevada through Sunday
While most of the storm has passed through the Sierra Nevada by Monday morning, some additional snow was expected. Scattered thunderstorms were likely and another 2 feet of snow was possible at higher elevations, the National Weather Service office in Sacramento said.
Communities across the region were digging out of the snowdrifts which had reached the roofs of some homes, and trapped people inside.
Power had mostly been restored by Monday after more than 40,000 homes suffered outages this weekend. Still, more than 7,500 customers remained without power, according to utility tracker poweroutage.us.
Source: California blizzard hits Sierra Nevada and shuts down roads and ski resorts
