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, Calimore

A home covered with snow is pictured in an area near Lake Tahoe that has seen record levels of snow this wintemore

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of Smore

Orchards sit in floodwaters from the Tule River after days of heavy rain in Corcoran, California, March 21. REmore

A California plate is seen at an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, Marchmore

A general view shows the mountains above South Lake Tahoe covered with record levels of snow this winter as vimore

Snow is piled on the roof of a house in an area near Lake Tahoe that has seen record levels of snow this wintemore

Ice covers communication towers as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino Cmore

Cars sit abandoned on roads as floodwaters from the Tule River inundate the area after days of heavy rain, in more

Loading docks are closed as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rain in Wmore

The Hollywood sign is seen through a mix of fog and dust snow during a rare cold winter storm in Los Angeles, more

A resident hauls his bike through the snow in Crestline, as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountainmore

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 Mmore

A massive amount of snow traps residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, Marmore

A worker from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals rescues an abandoned dog as floodwaters fromore

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 more

A bicyclist rides through the water as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavmore

A resident surveys snow that trapped residents of mountain towns near Crestline, in San Bernadino County, Calimore

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

A view of furniture and belongings left out to dry as residents recover from major flooding caused by recent wmore

Two people and their dog row their boat to their flooded home after evacuations in the San Joaquin Valley commmore

A farm is surrounded by water as floodwaters from the Pajaro River inundate residents after days of heavy rainmore

Della Parsley, a resident, walks as evacuated mobile homes sit underwater at the Haven Acres Mobile Home Park more

A local resident walks along a trail as snow covers the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter stormmore

A collapsed roof is seen at Goodwin and Son's in Crestline, California, as massive amounts of snow trap residemore

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of Smore

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

A view of an icy road as a massive winter storm passes along the West Coast, on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, more

A view shows the overflowing Kern River as seen from the living room window of a person's house, in Three Rivemore

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

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 Smore

Angels Hair Salon, with a damaged facade, sits surrounded by floodwaters from the Pajaro River in Pajaro, Calimore

Skiers on the slopes are pictured at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort following record levels of snow this winter in Twimore

A view of flooded mobile homes in the Haven Acres Mobile Home Park after the San Joaquin River overflowed in tmore

A snowman is seen by the side of a road as snow falls on the hills around the Bay Area while a massive winter more