At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service. The Visalia Times-Delta obtained a copy of the report that...
Rain Heads To Fresno Tuesday, More Snow Expected in the Mountains Says National Weather Service
A blast of rain and snow is expected to hit Fresno and the surrounding mountains starting Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service's Hanford office. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Sierra Nevada Mountains from 6 a.m. Tuesday through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Snowfall totals of four...
Storm Brings Over 2 Feet of Snow to Yosemite. Sheriff Search Locates Overdue Campers.
Over two feet of new snow was reported Wednesday morning in Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows area by National Weather Service weather spotters. NWS is also expecting heavy snow throughout the remainder of Wednesday and into Friday throughout the foothills. Wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour could occur throughout...
Storm May Bring Rain to Valley, Light Snow in Shaver Lake, Sequoia Over Weekend
The National Weather Service's Hanford office is expecting a weekend storm system to bring light rain and and snow to the Central San Joaquin Valley area. "A storm system that tracks from the Pacific Northwest into the Great Basin early this weekend will bring generally light precipitation to a portion...