Huge blizzard hits California and Nevada – in pictures
A powerful blizzard struck California and Nevada at the weekend, with snowfall of up to 3 metres expected in some higher areas. A stretch of Interstate 80 remains shut in both directions. Even as blizzards eased, more winter storms are expected for much of the region on Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service said
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JJ Morgan clears snow on Church Street near the historic Truckee hotel as snow continues to fall in downtown Truckee, California
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Nick Muzik shovels snow outside the Bar of America in Truckee
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JJ Morgan clears snow from the front of the Truckee hotel
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A person uses skis as snow continues to fall in Truckee
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A person uses a blower to clear snow in Truckee
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A woman walks her dogs in Truckee, California
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Snow is cleared from the entrance to a business in Truckee
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Interstate 80 closed for the third night in a row amid between Colfax and Truckee
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Snow is cleared from a sidewalk in Truckee
Photograph: Brooke Hess-Homeier/AP
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People enter Jax at the Tracks diner in Truckee
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The 76 gas station in Truckee
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A truck driver checks tyre chains on a parked truck near the California border in Reno, Nevada
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Trucks parked on I-80 due to no visibility, in Reno, Nevada
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A man and his dog walk up to the Tahoe Donner Recreation and Park District’s community arts center in Truckee
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