Mountain roads shut down as latest winter storm hits Sierra
Mountain roads were closed again in Northern California as yet another cold storm moved through the state on Sunday, dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada and rain in valleys.
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Mountain roads were closed again in Northern California as yet another cold storm moved through the state on Sunday, dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada and rain in valleys.
The snow had many people at a halt on I-80 heading eastbound Saturday evening. Caltrans closed the interstate between Colfax and the Nevada state line after multiple spinouts in the snow.
California's latest survey of snow levels in the Sierra Nevada shows the state continues to make gains against a punishing drought that seemed poised to drag on for a fourth consecutive year as recently as December.
Jonathan Vigliotti reports on the impact of this week's snow storms on residents in Northern and Southern California (3-1-2023)
Officials announced early Tuesday evening that Yosemite National Park would be closed indefinitely due to severe winter conditions.
This recent round of Northern California storms has now turned deadly as heavy snow caused a porch collapse to kill an 80-year-old woman in Foresthill.
Sakura Gray reports on snowy conditions in Tahoe area as a result of the latest storm (2-28-2023)
Like many others around the Bay Area, vineyard operator Mark Neal woke up this morning to a snowy surprise.
Team coverage of rare snowfall across the Bay Area creating a sense of wonderment along with no shortage of headaches on roadways (2-24-2023)
The dusting of snow the Bay Area received Thursday morning was nothing compared to the winter wonderland the cold front brought to the region Thursday evening into Friday.
Raw video of the snow that accumulated in several parts of Sonoma County overnight from the latest storm (2-24-2023)
Rachel Wulff reports on continuing closure of I-80 between Colfax and the Nevada state line (2-24-2023)
Classes are canceled Friday for all schools in the Cloverdale Unified School District due to winter weather in the area, Sonoma County school officials said.
KPIX Meteorologist Darren Peck gives the latest on the snow and rain falling across the Bay Area (2-23-2023)
Team coverage of snowfall across the Bay Area wreaking havoc on morning commute (2-24-2023)
Aerial footage showing snow on hillsides across the South Bay after cold front delivers wintry blast to the region (2-23-2023)
One part of the Bay Area where locals were getting ready to cope with rare weather during the upcoming winter storm warning was in the Santa Cruz Mountains along Highway 17.
California is expected to return to a wet weather pattern with snowfall down to unusually low elevations next week after a largely dry February, forecasters said Friday.
A blustery weekend storm added to California's big mountain snowpack, leaving icy conditions in the Sierra Nevada early Monday.
A winter storm warning remained in effect for Lake Tahoe and much of the Sierra through Sunday night as another storm packing up to two feet of snow made its way through the area.
A representative for the Marvel superhero was quoted as saying he was in "critical but stable condition" after an accident while plowing snow.
The National Weather Service said its map "depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever."
Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds was making its way Friday toward the Sierra, with as much as 2 to 4 feet of snow expected in the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe over the weekend.
The UC Berkeley snow lab in Soda Springs tweeted Sunday that, in 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday mornings, it received more than 10 inches of snow.
Sakura Gray reports from Strawberry in El Dorado County.
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