1949 USA: Unprecedented California snowstorm
April 22, 2026
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0:49Now Playing1949 USA: Unprecedented California snowstorm
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as posted by the channelDate: 20th January 1949
Location: California, U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Guamont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Rare Freeze-up in California
USA: California: Los Angeles:
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CALIFORNIA Snow scenes as snow falls for first time in California. children seen playing and cars snowed up. Motorists stranded. Crops damaged.
CHILDREN Children playing in first snow to fall in California
FRUIT Fruit farms in California lose fifty million dollars due to snowstorm. Man seen shaking snow off fruit on trees
HOLLYWOOD Seen from the air - snowed up during California's freak snow-fall
SNOW Snow falls for first time in California. Children seen playing. Cars snowbound. Hollywood film studios seen snowed up. Loss of fruit crops
Weather; United States of America
damage, abnormal, precipitation, blizzard, storm
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