Snow paints Palmdale with strokes of white

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Kids get a chance for wintry play amid scene left by past weekend’s storm

A thin layer of snow gives hills in the Antelope Valley a wintry tint, seen Monday after a storm lasting several days moved through. The dusting of snow was not expected to last long. Photos by Hans Gutknecht — Staff Photographer

Bella Torres, 10, plays with snowballs large and small Monday at Palmdale’s Anaverde Park, where she was accompanied by her mother and sister.

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While many were concerned about possible flooding as storms hit parts of Southern California over the weekend and Monday morning, snow fell in Palmdale in the Antelope Valley, leaving a landscape of beauty as seen through the lens of a photographer.

Claudia Torres and her daughters Sophia and Bella gathered the snow to make a snow wall before having a snowball fight at Anaverde Park in Palmdale. Nearby, Anthony Perkins and his daughter Autumn made a snowman at the park.

Snow isn’t rare in the Antelope Valley, but it doesn’t always stick.

Many still remember the powerful, cold storm in February 2023 during which snow fell for two hours in the Antelope Valley, Agua Dulce and nearby areas.