LOS ANGELES: Californians more used to flip flops and shorts were wrapping up warm Thursday (Friday in Manila) as a rare winter blizzard — the first in more than 30 years — loomed over Los Angeles, even as the US East Coast basked in summer-like temperatures.

Up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) of snow were expected to hit hills around LA, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, as it warned of "extremely dangerous mountain conditions."

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