"February in May" is how local forecasters describe two days of wet, colder weather expected to arrive Wednesday night, bringing heavy rain the Valley floor and snow to the Sierra. The storm is expected to begin gathering Wednesday afternoon, with showers hitting the region after 11 p.m., along with gusts...
US Just Sloshed Through the Wettest Winter on Record
WASHINGTON — Federal meteorologists say this winter was America’s wettest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that from December to February, what it calls winter, the Lower 48 states got 9.01 inches of rain and snow, which is 2.22 inches more than the 20th century normal. It...
Big Rain Coming. Check Out Mendota Tornado.
Don't be fooled by today's dry weather. More rain is headed to the Valley floor Tuesday and snow will fall again in the high Sierra. Yes, it has been quite a wet winter. Seasonal Rain, Snow Totals Mendota Tornado Mendota experienced a tornado Saturday. The National Weather Service Hanford confirmed...
More Rain, Snow, and Flooding Headed Our Way
First, the San Joaquin Valley floor will get wet Friday night, Saturday and possibly on Sunday. Then, it will get drenched Tuesday and Wednesday. And, up in the mountains, more snow is on the way. That's the latest from the National Weather Service Hanford station. "Expect some snow to melt...
California River Receding After Flooding 2,000 Buildings
GUERNEVILLE — Floodwaters that turned two Northern California wine country communities into islands reachable only by boat began receding Thursday after a rain-engorged river finally peaked after swamping thousands of homes and businesses. The Russian River in wine country north of San Francisco crested at more than 46 feet Wednesday...
Storm Slams Western US, Raises Flood Fears for California
SAN FRANCISCO — A winter storm slamming the western U.S. dumped rain Tuesday in Northern California and raising the threat of floods, while heavy mountain snowfall created a risk of avalanches and whiteout conditions on roads in the Sierra Nevada. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and flash flood...
Southern California Wastes So Much Rain It Should Be a Crime
The Sierra snowpack is thick and brimming with water content. Rain is drenching California. An estimated 18 trillion gallons of water has fallen on the state in February alone. Too bad that most of the precipitation that falls in the state's urban areas is collected in storm drains and sent...
How Much Water Has Fallen on California? 18 Trillion Gallons in Feb.
Here in the San Joaquin Valley, we've had ample rain and, at higher elevations, heavy snowfall this winter. It's the same story throughout much of California. The Bay Area station of the National Weather Service put it into perspective with a tweet Sunday noting that February's precipitation equaled 18 trillion...
Storm Creates Chaos in California With Flooding, Mudslides
SAUSALITO — Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year. At least two people died as the powerful system swept in from the Pacific...
Rain Could Hamper Search for Victims of California Wildfire
CHICO — It's been 12 days since Christina Taft started the frantic search for her mother Victoria, who refused to evacuate their Paradise home as flames neared, and six days since she gave authorities a cheek swab to identify remains that are likely her mother's. She still hasn't received confirmation...