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Presidents' Day weekend travel is expected to ramp up on Monday, with a storm expected to intensify that evening.
A powerful winter storm will soak Los Angeles and much of Southern California on Monday, dampening plans for Presidents Day and threatening thunderstorms and possible flooding through midweek.
As much as 10 feet of snow could fall in California from the back-to-back storms, which will return on Sunday.
A massive winter storm bearing down on California threatens snow by the foot across some of its highest mountains, along with the potential for flooding, tornadoes and damaging winds south to Los Angeles through the middle of the week.
A month's worth of rain and mountain snow could fall across California as two storms line up for the state, starting this weekend. The first will arrive Sunday into Monday, with another possible by midweek,
A winter storm will bring rain to Redding and Lake Shasta, snow to Mt. Shasta Ski Park, over the Presidents Day holiday.
Mountain travel could be "hazardous" during the height of the storm, Caltrans says.
Travel is strongly discouraged above 5,000 feet, especially on Monday and Tuesday.
California faces a barrage of storms this week with threats ranging from flash flooding and isolated tornadoes to Sierra pass closures and Southern California mountain snow.