The plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is blanketed with snow on Sunday, December 14, following snow showers from a storm system that slammed California and moved into the area. A powerful storm that has been lashing Northern California has moved southward as weather systems<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F12%2F10%2Fus%2Fweather%2Findex.html" target="_blank"> whip rain and snow</a> at the West Coast and inland areas.
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The plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is blanketed with snow on Sunday, December 14, following snow showers from a storm system that slammed California and moved into the area. A powerful storm that has been lashing Northern California has moved southward as weather systems whip rain and snow at the West Coast and inland areas.
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A two-story house leaning over the eroding ocean shoreline of North Cove, Washington, is seen on Friday, December 12, as the tide rises.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
A two-story house leaning over the eroding ocean shoreline of North Cove, Washington, is seen on Friday, December 12, as the tide rises.
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Homes are covered with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses on December 12, in Camarilla, California.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
Homes are covered with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses on December 12, in Camarilla, California.
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People in kayaks and a canoe make their way around a flooded parking lot at a shopping center on Thursday, December 11, in Healdsburg, California.
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People in kayaks and a canoe make their way around a flooded parking lot at a shopping center on Thursday, December 11, in Healdsburg, California.
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Pete DeLosa paddles his kayak through tall waves on Lake Tahoe, kicked up by a strong storm moving across California and Nevada on December 11.
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Pete DeLosa paddles his kayak through tall waves on Lake Tahoe, kicked up by a strong storm moving across California and Nevada on December 11.
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Only the roof of a car is left visible as it sits underwater in a flooded section of Ashby Avenue on December 11 in Berkeley, California.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
Only the roof of a car is left visible as it sits underwater in a flooded section of Ashby Avenue on December 11 in Berkeley, California.
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Green Mountain Power cuts limbs overhanging power lines in Waterbury, Vermont, on December 11.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
Green Mountain Power cuts limbs overhanging power lines in Waterbury, Vermont, on December 11.
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A horse and driver train on a harness track on December 11 in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
A horse and driver train on a harness track on December 11 in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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A woman walks through snow in a park in Albany, New York, on Wednesday, December 10.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
A woman walks through snow in a park in Albany, New York, on Wednesday, December 10.
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Waves break December 10 on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove, California.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
Waves break December 10 on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove, California.
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People carrying umbrellas cross a street in New York City on Tuesday, December 9.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
People carrying umbrellas cross a street in New York City on Tuesday, December 9.
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Waves splash against a seawall and onto houses in Scituate, Massachusetts, on December 9.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
Waves splash against a seawall and onto houses in Scituate, Massachusetts, on December 9.
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A woman's umbrella is blown back by winds in Philadelphia on December 9.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
A woman's umbrella is blown back by winds in Philadelphia on December 9.
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An SUV braves a flooded street in Keyport, New Jersey, on December 9.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
An SUV braves a flooded street in Keyport, New Jersey, on December 9.
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A car sits partially submerged in floodwaters in Hemet, California, on Thursday, December 4, after overnight rains doused the area.
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A car sits partially submerged in floodwaters in Hemet, California, on Thursday, December 4, after overnight rains doused the area.
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A television news crew walks away from a vehicle caught in an overnight mudslide in San Jacinto, California, on December 4.
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A television news crew walks away from a vehicle caught in an overnight mudslide in San Jacinto, California, on December 4.
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A woman stands in knee-deep water as she clears a clogged storm drain that had caused her street to flood in Sacramento, California, on Wednesday, December 3.
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A woman stands in knee-deep water as she clears a clogged storm drain that had caused her street to flood in Sacramento, California, on Wednesday, December 3.
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A police officer directs cars through a flooded section of a roadway December 3 in Mill Valley, California.
Storms batter U.S. coasts —
A police officer directs cars through a flooded section of a roadway December 3 in Mill Valley, California.
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