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Hail turns southern California beach into 'Winter Wonderland'

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Orange County area.

By Ben Hooper
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 2 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service released a video showing how hail turned a southern California beach into a "Winter Wonderland" on Monday morning.

The video, taken from the Huntington Beach Pier, showed what appears to be snow -- but was confirmed by lifeguards to be pea-size hail -- transforming the beach from an expanse of yellow sand to a white "Winter Wonderland."

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The NWS said about half an inch of hail fell on the beach Monday morning.

A winter weather advisory for Orange County and the surrounding area was issued by the NWS Friday and was scheduled to expire at 6 p.m. Monday.

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