Showers cause street flooding in West

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(AP) -- Heavy rains brought flooding Wednesday to parts of Southern California, while snow fell over the East from Maine to West Virginia.

The Southwest was mostly wet, with rains falling in Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

In California, street flooding was reported around Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The rain closed roads in the San Fernando Valley.

Snow was reported in several eastern states and the Appalachians. New York was the hardest hit with up to seven inches of snow.

The area from the Great Lakes through the Carolinas had wind of more than 20 mph.

Clouds slid into the northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley, but the region was mainly dry.

The Pacific Northwest through the Rockies and Plains had partly cloudy to clear skies.

The afternoon high in the Lower 48 states was 80 degrees in Brownsville, Texas. The low was minus 22 degrees in Presque Isle, Maine.

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