Miracle March is Happening | Tahoe Has Had 10-FEET in 4 Days With Another 3-FEET on the Way The Lake Tahoe Area in California has just received 120 inches of fresh snow. That’s 10-FEET of snow in just the last 4 days. Incredible. Related: PHOTO TOUR: Squaw Valley, CA Looking INSANE Today After 100″ Storm… It’s not stopping there either, will the potential for another 36″ to fall on the mountains between now and Wednesday next week. Mountain snow […] Weather SnowBrains | March 20, 2020 0 Comments
Snowiest March in 27-Years Fills Lake Tahoe with Enough Water for Three Years On March 1st, the Lake Tahoe basin snowpack was at just 25 percent of average, but after a near Miracle March, Lake Tahoe is once again holding enough water to supply Reno for as many as three years, reports Reno Gazette Journal. “We will expect to be brim-full at both Boca and Stampede, just like last year,” said Dave Wathen, chief deputy […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 3, 2018 0 Comments
Miracle March? Not 1991 but the NWS are Calling it Good Enough! March came in like a lion and will go out like a lamb as dry and warmer conditions are expected this week, posted NWS Reno Nevada. March had a pretty miraculous turn around in just a few weeks where we saw substantial increases in Sierra snowpack and snow water equivalent (liquid content of the snow). Not quite the original “Miracle […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Snowpack has Doubled Since the Beginning of March as Area is Braced for Even More Storms As the Tahoe Basin prepares for yet another winter storm, this month appears to have the makings of a “Miracle March“, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. On March 1, the snowpack in the Tahoe Basin was around 28 percent of the median water content, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). After several storms swept through the area, including one […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
“Miracle March 1991” | The March That Saved Lake Tahoe Could a “Miracle March” save Lake Tahoe, CA’s ski season this year? Yes, it’s totally possible because it happened before in March, 1991. March, 1991 was the true “Miracle March”. It was the March that coined the term “Miracle March” and the March that saved Tahoe from a disastrous ski season. Could it happen again? Of course. In 1991, California was experiencing its worst drought since the Dust Bowl and Lake Tahoe was on track […] Featured Article SnowBrains | March 13, 2018 23 Comments
“Parade of Storms” About to Clobber Western USA | Snow Totals Looking Ridiculous… NOAA and more are forecasting a BIG pattern change for the West Coast and the Western USA this week from hot and dry to cold and wet. Some weather models are showing HUGE snowfall totals for the West Coast in the next 7 days and nearly all models are showing a very stormy month of March in the Western USA. Miracle […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 1, 2016 20 Comments
CBS News: “Record California Drought Shows No Sign of Easing” 93% of California is in a severe drought or worse. This drought has been going on for 4 years. The latest snow surveys are showing the current Sierra Nevada snowpack at only 12% of normal for this time of year. Squaw Valley received only 4″ of snow between December 31st and February 7th. They’ve gotten a meager 140″ of snow on the upper mountain this winter and only 38″ of snow on the lower mountain this winter. NOAA’s official March outlook is not pointing to any relief for California. We’ve got our fingers crossed for a Miracle […] Weather Miles Clark | February 24, 2015 11 Comments
Could Miracle March Be Taking Shape for the West Coast? Might a “Miracle March” be taking shape in Tahoe? Maybe… We’ll let NOAA do the talking on this one: While some Sierra snow showers will be possible this weekend, the next chance of widespread Northern California precipitation is looking to be at the end of this month or early March. The outlook meteorologists at the Climate Prediction Center are gaining confidence in this pattern change, and it even looks like it could be colder (i.e. more snow) than previous storms. Keep your fingers crossed! – NOAA Sacramento […] SnowBrains | February 20, 2015 3 Comments
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