From blizzards to floods, California's surreal winter weather

An aerial view shows the rescue operation of three people and a dog from a flooded road in Tulare County, California, March 26, 2023. via Tulare County Sheriff's Office

A home covered with snow is pictured in an area near Lake Tahoe that has seen record levels of snow this winter in Twin Bridges, California, March 24.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, March 16. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Orchards sit in floodwaters from the Tule River after days of heavy rain in Corcoran, California, March 21. REUTERS/David Swanson

A California plate is seen at an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A general view shows the mountains above South Lake Tahoe covered with record levels of snow this winter as viewed from Christmas Valley, California, March 24.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Snow is piled on the roof of a house in an area near Lake Tahoe that has seen record levels of snow this winter, in Christmas Valley, California, March 24.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Ice covers communication towers as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

Cars sit abandoned on roads as floodwaters from the Tule River inundate the area after days of heavy rain, in Corcoran, California, March 21. REUTERS/David Swanson

Loading docks are closed as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rain in Watsonville, California, March 16. REUTERS/David Swanson

The Hollywood sign is seen through a mix of fog and dust snow during a rare cold winter storm in Los Angeles, California, February 24. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci

A resident hauls his bike through the snow in Crestline, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Photographers gather at Kenneth Hahn Park following a cold winter storm that brought snow to the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles, California, February 26. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A massive amount of snow traps residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

A worker from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals rescues an abandoned dog as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 15. REUTERS/David Swanson

A coyote pauses in the snow in Phelan, California, February 25. REUTERS/David Swanson

Kristen Vogt and her dog Roo walk through floodwaters to go back to their house after the flooding of the San Joaquin River, in Manteca, California, March 19. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A bicyclist rides through the water as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rain in Watsonville, California, March 16. REUTERS/David Swanson

A resident surveys snow that trapped residents of mountain towns near Crestline, in San Bernadino County, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

Snow traps residents of mountain towns near Crestline, in San Bernadino County, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

A view of furniture and belongings left out to dry as residents recover from major flooding caused by recent winter storms that hit the Central Valley, in Woodlake, California, March 16. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez

Two people and their dog row their boat to their flooded home after evacuations in the San Joaquin Valley community due to flooding of the San Joaquin River in Lathrop, California, March 19. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A farm is surrounded by water as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rain in Watsonville, California, March 16. REUTERS/David Swanson

Della Parsley, a resident, walks as evacuated mobile homes sit underwater at the Haven Acres Mobile Home Park after the San Joaquin River overflowed following rainstorms, in Lathrop, California, March 19. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A local resident walks along a trail as snow covers the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the West Coast, in Redwood City, California, February 24. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A collapsed roof is seen at Goodwin and Son's in Crestline, California, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, California, March 2. REUTERS/David Swanson

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, March 16. REUTERS/Mike Blake

An agriculture area is seen affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A view of an icy road as a massive winter storm passes along the West Coast, on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, California, February 23. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon

A view shows the overflowing Kern River as seen from the living room window of a person's house, in Three Rivers, California, March 10. Heidi Crouch via TMX/via REUTERS

A local resident walks through a flooded area as he rescues his birds in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Floodwaters from the Pajaro River are seen in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

The roof of a commercial building which collapsed is pictured following record levels of snow this winter in South Lake Tahoe, California, March 24.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Angels Hair Salon, with a damaged facade, sits surrounded by floodwaters from the Pajaro River in Pajaro, California, March 13. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Skiers on the slopes are pictured at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort following record levels of snow this winter in Twin Bridges, California, March 24.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A view of flooded mobile homes in the Haven Acres Mobile Home Park after the San Joaquin River overflowed in the San Joaquin Valley community of Lathrop, California, March 19. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

A snowman is seen by the side of a road as snow falls on the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter storm passes along the West Coast, February 23. REUTERS/Carlos Barria