Snow and ice in whiteout conditions contributed to a pileup of more than 100 cars on a major highway connecting Oregon and Idaho, reportedly injuring several people, as a winter storm descended on the

Officials in Los Angeles issued evacuation warnings ahead of a potent storm that could cause life-threatening flooding and debris flow in areas charred by the deadly wildfires that broke out across Southern California last month.

The storm system, which cut a path from Kentucky to Maryland and points farther north on Tuesday, brought more than 14 inches (37 centimeters) of snow to Iron Gate, a tiny Appalachian town in western Virginia,