Wintery blast brings most snow to the Bay Area since 2011

Jaden Shabry, 15, of Boulder Creek, plays in the snow after a snowstorm that hit the West Coast on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The flurries came from an intense, cold winter storm that forced the closure of Highway 17, leading to the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

A swirling, freezing storm system from Canada pounded the Bay Area with rare wintery conditions, high winds and lightning strikes early Friday morning, dumping up to a foot of snow in some areas, toppling trees and closing dozens of roads, including Highway 17, the main route between San Jose and the coast.

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