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 California distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have their go-bags ready as the state prepares for an atmospheric river that could bring heavy rain, winds and flooding to areas recently ravaged by wildfires.

More than 100 vehicles crashed on Interstate 84 through Oregon, injuring multiple people and shutting down the highway for miles on Thursday.

More than 100 vehicles have been involved in a pileup on an Oregon highway Thursday, officials said. As snow batters the state, dozens of cars, trucks and semi-trucks have crashed into one another on a stretch of highway on I-84 near Multnomah Falls,

The high risk of mudslides prompted evacuation orders Thursday for some Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by recent wildfires, while snow and ice to the north caused a more than 100-car pileup on a major highway connecting Oregon and Idaho,