NorCal atmospheric river prompts flood watches, winter storm warning
The second peak of an ongoing atmospheric river storm arrived in Northern California Monday afternoon, prompting flood watches and a winter storm warning up in the Sierra.
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The second peak of an ongoing atmospheric river storm arrived in Northern California Monday afternoon, prompting flood watches and a winter storm warning up in the Sierra.
As a second atmospheric river takes aim at Northern California, the Sacramento office of the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Monday through Wednesday
With feet of snow expected to fall over the next few days, CHP officers have their hands full when it comes to keeping drivers safe.
Heavy snowfall was hitting the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area Monday, the latest in a series of winter storms moving through the region.
The Palisades Tahoe ski resort near Lake Tahoe is closed Wednesday following an avalanche that happened amid a Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra.
More wet weather ahead for the Bay Area as a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect early Wednesday morning for the Sierra.
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The latest storm in the parade of atmospheric river events sweeping into the Bay Area brought rain and high winds to the region overnight with another system expected Sunday evening.
The Sonoma County Sheriff issued an evacuation warning for the area along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Another round of widespread rain and heavy snow in the mountains is shaping up for recently drenched California and much of Nevada in the coming week and could create hazards for holiday travelers, forecasters said Saturday.
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A winter storm across the Sierra Nevada has closed a number of roads Monday and led to school closures.
A storm is expected to pummel the region with rain and heavy winds Sunday and continue into the evening as high surf pounds the Bay Area coast.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning into Friday for the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe where as much as 4 feet of snow could fall on the ridge tops of the Sierra Nevada.
A wet and cold weather system that settled in the Bay Area on Sunday, bringing rain, hail and even some snow, is expected to head north by Tuesday, with drier and warmer weather returning to the region by midweek.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Monday for the Sierra's eastern front north of Reno in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Tahoe ski resorts are open but there are dangerous road conditions for people driving to or from the Sierra.
Winds are gusting up to 80 mph over the top of the Sierra ahead of a winter storm expected to bring more than 2 feet of snow to the highest elevations west of Reno this weekend.
Winter storm warnings were posted Monday in the Sierra Nevada after the National Weather Service predicted heavy mountain snow during the holiday week.
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The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the greater Lake Tahoe Area and the west slope of the Sierra Nevada, but canceled it after it determined that snow would not accumulate.
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