Spring Storm Could Bring 1-2 Feet Of Snow West Of Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (AP) -- A spring snowstorm is headed for the Sierra Nevada.
The National Weather Service says more than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow is possible by Thursday morning in the mountains west of Lake Tahoe.
A winter storm warning is in effect in California's western Plumas County until 6 a.m. Friday for elevations above 6,000 feet (1,828 meters).
A late season storm will impact #NorCal today into early Friday with widespread precipitation, breezy winds & hazardous mountain travel. The heaviest precipitation is expected tonight. #cawx pic.twitter.com/Ew6lihLnEH
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) May 15, 2019
The service says cold, windy, wet weather is in the forecast for the Reno-Tahoe area through next Tuesday.
The weather pattern is more typical of early March, but the service says May snowfall isn't that unusual.
Over the past century, snow has been recorded at Lake Tahoe in May about half the time.
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