8 Weather Images That Drought-Stricken California Never Expected To See On May 7th
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Many of us had given up on seeing another drop of rain or flake of snow fall on Northern California this season, but as forecasts predicted, rain is sprinkling parts of the Bay Area Thursday and the Tahoe area is getting a much-needed snow sighting.
The result? Some images of California than many of us didn't expect to see while we debate mandatory water rationing across the state...
The Squaw Valley rainforest. What an epic day of weather here in Lake Tahoe . Rain, snow and thunder. pic.twitter.com/iDWVREaY7B
— Ryan Salm (@Salmphotography) May 7, 2015
Raindrops on the windshield on 101 in South San Francisco! @CBSSF #bayarea #SanFrancisco #SF #cadrought pic.twitter.com/KT8gvXAHEC
— Anne Makovec (@AnneKPIX) May 7, 2015
Good morning California, not so sure about the weather for bike riding though, yes that is snow here in Lake Tahoe. ???? pic.twitter.com/n7ybAH3tOn
— Tiffany Cromwell (@tiffanycromwell) May 7, 2015
Promising signs for at least some rain as the #SF #BayArea rolls through May... pic.twitter.com/Qy4inVbFgx
— Paul Deanno (@PaulDeannoNBC5) May 7, 2015
#SNOW at Lake Tahoe, via http://t.co/6lKgc2L9LF #cawx pic.twitter.com/vPKddywKGt
— Katie Chrystler (@kchrystler) May 7, 2015
'Suspicious' funnel cloud spotted in Sebastopol: http://t.co/KldWOakB6b pic.twitter.com/SWvig71ZHl
— KPIX 5 (@KPIXtv) May 7, 2015
Get more details on that funnel cloud here.
"Snow, snow go away, come again some other... MAY⁉️"#Tahoe #CrazyWeather pic.twitter.com/qe6FQu0tHU
— Anker Frankoni (@AnkerFrankoni) May 7, 2015
Forecasters say more pea-sized hail could fall Thursday as a low pressure system moves through the area. Get an hour-by -hour forecast for your neighborhood on the CBS SF Weather Page.