California has been battered by heavy rain and strong winds, leaving the entire state covered in a blanket of snow, looking extremely beautiful. The latest figures from the California Department of Water Resources show that winter weather has driven up snow levels to 237% of normal after three years of extreme drought.

California snowpack on track to be largest on record

The California storm death toll has reached at least 16 as relentless rain forces evacuations in places like Montecito and Santa Cruz due to flooding and mudslides.

Severe winter storms leave at least 16 dead in U.S. California

A powerful bomb cyclone has brought heavy rain and high winds to California, and dramatic videos and photos are showing the scope of the damage.

Bomb cyclone slams California with high winds, flooding

After a spell of drought for almost half of the year, the western U.S has now been battered by a powerful winter storm. The storm has resulted in travel misery in California, especially the Sierra Nevada range.

United States: Snowfall in western US after months of drought spell