First storm of the season rolls through Southern California
Surfer Jonah Haack, 13, of Newport Beach, revels in the appearance of a rainbow and excellent surf conditions in between rain showers in Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A surfer is silhouetted by the sunset as he is airborne off a big wave in between rain showers in Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Chi Chi Hakimi, 9, left, and Darya Hakimi, 8, are silhouetted by the sky at dusk as they run from the waves in between rain showers in Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Snow begins to accumulate as the first snowfall of the season arrives in Wrightwood, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Joan Havens, 2, of Pehlan, is mesmerized while walking in the snow in Wrightwood, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Frank Martinez of Wrightwood, Calif., walks back home after running errands in the first snowfall of the season in Wrightwood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![Isabelle Torres makes her way through rain and hail in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday .](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4c61abc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3200x1923+0+0/resize/1440x865!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F60%2F222a38014638a01fcd4e658c8892%2Fla-photos-1staff-473396-la-me-weather-10-als.jpg)
Isabelle Torres makes her way through rain and hail in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday . (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![Snow blankets high-desert plant life and terrain along Highway 2 as the first snowfall of the season arrives in Wrightwood, California.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0c6377/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2800+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2F33%2Feeac3221446aad46d7dfdbc4072d%2Fla-photos-1staff-473395-me-1120-weather-snow-9-gmf.jpg)
Snow blankets high-desert plant life and terrain along Highway 2 as the first snowfall of the season arrives in Wrightwood, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rain clouds are seen above downtown from Angels Point in Echo Park. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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Terry Milner goes for a walk on Seal Beach pier on a cold, windy and rainy day. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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A beachgoer walks along the shore at Will Rodgers State Beach as an autumn storm brings rain to Southern California in Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
![John Gunn leaps over the water at his tent in Skid Row where his belongings were soaked as rain and hail fall in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef3fae2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3200x2133+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fdf%2F70ac3cf340f88e462ffbdf099e60%2Fla-photos-1staff-473396-la-me-weather-14-als.jpg)
John Gunn leaps over the water at his tent in Skid Row where his belongings were soaked as rain and hail fall in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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A man runs for cover as rain and hail fall in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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Brandy Buzza, left, Savannah Sickler, under the warmth of red blanket at Seal Beach on a cold and rainy day. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
The setting sun peeks through a cloud layer, illuminating downtown skyscrapers as the season’s first storm moves through the basin and brings rain in Los Angeles. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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People cross the road in Echo Park as rain falls on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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the temperature falls in downtown L.A. as rain and hail fall in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Tadghe Hardman, left, walks with his children Steve Hardman and Kisi Hardman under gray skies and rain on top of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)