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...
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...
Tahoe Snow So Deep That Sheriff Says 'Stay Home'
Skiers eager to hit the slopes had to sit out a Presidents' Day holiday weekend as heavy snow and rain fell for a fourth straight day Friday in California's mountains, where the snow was so deep in some areas plows couldn't go out and cities were running out of places...
How Much Snow at Mammoth? Enough to Last Until 4th of July.
Mammoth Mountain says so much snow has fallen this winter that the slopes will be open to skiing and boarding through the Fourth of July, at least. The popular resort in California's Eastern Sierra reported Wednesday that the latest storm is adding to its summit season total — which is...
More Than 120 at Snowbound Kings Canyon Lodge Rescued
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK — More than 120 visitors and staff who became snowbound in a Sierra Nevada resort due to recent storms have been freed. The U.S. Forest Service says snow trapped the guests and staff on Sunday at a lodge at Montecito Sequoia Lodge in Kings Canyon National...
Sun Soaks Valley Floor, But More Snow Headed to Sierra
Thursday brought a classic winter day to the Valley floor. Sunshine, temperatures in the mid-50s, little to no wind. But rain likely will return Friday and continue through Sunday. Up in the Sierra, it was a different story, as snow continued falling Thursday. Calling it a "winter wonderland" doesn't quite...
You Won't Believe How Much Snow Is Falling in the Sierra
Snow continues to blanket the Sierra Nevada and the foothills, shutting down schools Tuesday, making travel treacherous, and offering the promise of irrigation water for Valley farmers. The National Weather Service in Hanford says this latest series of winter storms had produced 5 to 6 feet of Sierra snow in...
Heavy Tahoe Snow Pops Parked Jet’s Nose in Air
TRUCKEE — The Latest on California storms (all times local): 10:30 a.m. — Wet Snow Caused a Rear-Engine Jet to Do a Tail Stand An accumulation of heavy, wet snow caused a rear-engine jet parked at a Lake Tahoe-area airport to do a tail stand before mechanics returned it to its...
Southbound Lanes on Grapevine Are Open Again
UPDATE, 6:53 P.M. Caltrans says the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine are open again after they were closed earlier Monday because of high winds and snow. GRAPEVINE: Southbound I-5 is now OPEN! CHP is providing pacing, please exercise caution as you make your way onto and over...