Roads Close in Yellowstone National Park as Winter Storm Approaches Travel to and from Yellowstone National Park is not advised at this time due to a significant winter storm impacting the area this week. National Park Rangers were prompted to shut down some park roads due to winter weather and hazardous driving conditions. The National Weather Service reported that a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm on Thursday, […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for California Due To Severe Winter Storms View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) The recent storms have been so intense in California that President Binden had taken notice. The president approved an emergency declaration for California today due to the states severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides. Full details in the FEMA press release below. Wow… We don’t remember this ever […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 10, 2023 0 Comments
Los Angeles Receives 1st Ever Blizzard Warning As Unprecedented Winter Storm Sweeps SoCal Los Angeles, CA, has been hit with a blizzard warning as one of the worst winter storms of the 21st century is sweeping across Southern California. According to the Iowa Mesonet dataset, this appears to be the first-ever Blizzard warning Los Angeles has ever seen. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4+ FEET for California This Weekend Most of the U.S. is experiencing a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 3 Comments
Winter Storm Warning and 8″ Fresh Snow Forecast for Hawaii A winter storm warning was in effect in Hawaii yesterday as cold weather and high winds brought snow accumulations to the higher elevations of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 334 PM HST Mon Dec 19 2022 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM HST TUESDAY.. HIZ028-201445- /O.CON.PHFO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-221220T1600Z/ Big Island Summits- […] SnowBrains | December 20, 2022 1 Comment
2 Hikers and Their Rescuers Spent 3-Days in California Wilderness Trapped by Winter Storm On Saturday, November 5, 2022, two hikers, Christine Ockenden and George Teachman, set out on a planned multiday backpacking trip in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. On Monday afternoon, November 7, 2022, they became disoriented due to an approaching storm and left the trail into a steep canyon. While descending the canyon, Ockenden injured her foot, and they could not continue. […] SnowBrains | November 18, 2022 0 Comments
Several Sierra Nevada, CA, Mountain Passes Close Due to Approaching Winter Storm Winter’s beckoning and Sierra Nevada mountain passes are closing in preparation. According to Caltrans: Ebbetts Pass was scheduled to close Tuesday at the junction of California State Routes 4 and 89 and at Lake Alpine. Sonora Pass on California State Route 108 was scheduled to close at 10 a.m. Tuesday Monitor Pass on SR-89 was scheduled to close at 11 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2022 0 Comments
US Sees First Winter Storm Warning of the Season Winter has sent us a postcard in the mail. It’ll be visiting soon. The US got its first winter storm warning of the season last Friday as close to a foot of snow has been forecasted to fall in northern Alaska. AccuWeather reports that on early Friday morning the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, issued a winter storm warning […] Weather Martin Kuprianowicz | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: A Late Winter Storm Will Bring 1-2 Feet of Snow to Colorado Front Range Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 8:35 pm MDT, 5/19/2022 Forecast Summary: A trough will push through Colorado and bring 1-2 FEET of snow to the Front Range through Saturday. Snow will begin to fill in from the north Thursday night/Friday night and continue on and off through Saturday. Snow will taper off during the afternoon/evening Saturday as […] Weather Eric McNamee | May 19, 2022 0 Comments