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SACRAMENTO — A cold front passing through drought-stricken California brought snow to the northern Sierra Nevada and rain, showers and drizzle elsewhere, the National Weather Service said Monday.
The Sierra snowfall was significant enough to impact travel over the higher passes, the weather service said.
Caltrans reported that Ebbets Pass on State Route 4, Monitor Pass on State Route 89, and Sonora Pass on State Route 108 were closed by inclement weather. Chain controls were activated on a section of Interstate 80.
ATTN DRIVERS: Chain Controls Restrictions have lifted for most of Mono County. At this time, Sonora Pass, Monitor Pass, and State Route 120 W remain closed. Please check https://t.co/eAdismhzTs for the latest on chain control and road closure information. pic.twitter.com/eSQGoKkYwD
— Caltrans District 9 (@Caltrans9) October 18, 2021
Measurable precipitation — 0.01 inch — Sunday evening in downtown Sacramento ended 212 consecutive days of no rain at that location, the weather service said.
The low-pressure system that produced the precipitation was moving quickly toward the Great Basin.
The next round of rain in Northern California is expected to arrive Tuesday evening, followed by a “cavalcade of rain chances” in the mid-to-long-term forecast, the San Francisco Bay Area weather office said.
Valley Forecast Calls for Light Rain
The National Weather Service in Hanford said on Monday that a system moving through the Valley is expected to produce light rains north of Fresno County on Wednesday and Wednesday night. The NWS also said that light snow could fall above 9,000 feet in the mountains.
A system moving north of our area is expected to produce some light precipitation north of Fresno County on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Some light snow will be possible above 9000 feet. #cawx pic.twitter.com/uBSEOKTadj
— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) October 18, 2021
(GV Wire contributed to this article.)
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