3 Storms Forecast to Hit California This Week | 5,500′ Snow Levels You gotta love May in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. Every year in May, we get snow. Usually at least 2 solid snowstorms. This year is no exception. Right now, NOAA is talking about three different storms that may hit California this week. Last week, Tahoe and Mammoth were pummeled with snow by a Gulf of Alaska storm system. Mammoth got 18″ up top […] SnowBrains | May 11, 2015 0 Comments
California’s Dec. Snowfall Not Enough to Combat Drought Despite heavy precipitation in the first two weeks of December, California is in need of even more rain and snow to tackle its crippling four-year drought. In a report released by the Department of Water Resources, officials state that while there is more snow in the Sierras than last year at this time, the snow water equivalent statewide remains far below average for this date. The DWR conducted the survey near Echo Summit, about 90 miles east of Sacramento. According to DWR’s Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow […] Weather ameliatraynor | January 15, 2015 2 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Sierra Nevada, CA Today | New Snow = 5 Inches Last night, the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California received its first snowfall of the season. Squaw Vally got 6-7″ of snow up high. Up to 5 more inches of snow are on the way today before 11pm. NOAA just issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Sierra Nevada above 8,000-feet. “A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for the Sierra above 8000 ft through 11pm this evening. 1 to 4 inches of snow has already been observed overnight, with […] Weather SnowBrains | September 27, 2014 1 Comment
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