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The famed Hollywood Sign got a dusting of snow on Thursday morning, as a storm that paralyzed Portland, Oregon with almost a foot of snow bore down on Los Angeles.

Winter storms are sowing more chaos across the U.S. The weather shut down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzed travel from

Winter storms sow more chaos, shut down much of Portland By CLAIRE RUSH, DREW CALLISTER and JIM SALTER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Winter storms

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland with almost a foot of snow and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains.

The storms brought heavy snow to places that rarely see it, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

Dangerous winter weather is ravaging the nation from California through the northern Plains, and Arizona has not avoided the storms.

Walloping Winter Storm Packs Snow, Ice, Damage

Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains.

Winter storms are sowing more chaos across the U.S. The weather shut down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzed travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. The nearly 11 inches of snow that fell in Portland stalled traffic during the Wednesday evening rush hour and trapped drivers on freeways. Some spent the night in their vehicles or abandoned them altogether as crews struggled to clear roads. The storms broug...

The nearly 11 inches that fell in Portland amounted to the second snowiest day in the city's history.