UPDATE: Tornado Warnings Allowed To Expire After Funnel Cloud Sighting Near Folsom Lake
A tornado warning has been issued for southwestern El Dorado County after reports of funnel cloud around Folsom Lake.
Watch CBS News
A tornado warning has been issued for southwestern El Dorado County after reports of funnel cloud around Folsom Lake.
The man was pulled to safety after his boat capsized and started to suffer from hypothermia, but his injured friend risked his life to find that help after spending hours in freezing cold water.
An 88-year-old man is recovering at the hospital after his friend rescued him from drowning on Folsom Lake.
The Geminid meteor shower rolls through our skies in December. The peak viewing nights are December 13 and 14. Here are some of the best places in the Sacramento area to catch this light show in the sky.
The level of Folsom Lake has dipped to a new historic low. On Sunday the lake level was measured at 140,410 acre feet. The previous record was set in November 1977 when the lake shrank to 140,600 acre feet.
The remains were found on Friday by Veronica Pearson's 12-year-old son as he walked with her in the dry lake bed.
Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found at Folsom Lake.
Bera says that would take some of the pressure off of Folsom Lake, which supplies drinking water to half a million people in the region.
With the lake at historic lows, a new underground pipeline is tapping into the groundwater sources from communities miles away.
People who came out to see the historic low ironically got hit with a few raindrops, though not enough to bring up the levels.
Thousands of fish lay dead in what used to be Mountain Meadows reservoir also known as Walker Lake, a popular fishing hole just west of Susanville.
California's prolonged drought is affecting Folsom Lake, and soon to affect the drinking water supply for residents.
Work has begun on building a barge that would supply Folsom with drinking water if water levels get so low the current system doesn't function.
The lake has long stood as one of the most troubling symbols of California's four-year drought, but with new projected outflows, it could be in deeper trouble.
A barge made up of a few large floating platforms linked together with pumps links to the city of Folsom are part of a plan they hope to not use.
A new video posted Wednesday highlights the state's continued state of drought.
The State Water Resources Control Board says the plan is to drop the lake to 12 percent of capacity, or 120,000 acre feet by September.
You can blame the drought; boating season ended Sunday – months earlier than usual for boaters who rent slips at Folsom Lake Marina.
Andrew Fecko with the Placer County Water Agency is concerned and frustrated after learning the Bureau of Reclamation has increased releases from Folsom Lake. He warns those increased releases won't just expose ruins where water should be.
Horses, anyone? The greater Sacramento area has a rich history of horses, riders, and wagons. There are still plenty of places to ride. If you don't have your own steed, taking lessons or riding with a group from an area ranch works out very well. Time to saddle up.
When you want a relaxing getaway, sitting by a lake could just about be the best thought you could think of. Fortunately there are very good choices around here. Stay in the cityscape, or head to the country side or up to the mountains. The lakes are wonderful and waiting for you to pitch your chair, sit down and relax.
Folsom Lake has nearly double the water it had at the same time last year, and people are already out enjoying it. But things could quickly change. What could this mean for recreation on the lake this summer?
Folsom Lake looked a lot different on Friday than it did just a year ago. December's storms as the lake filled to 91 percent of its average for this time of the year, but it still has a way to go.
Federal officials have concerns for a heavily traveled road near the lake. The asphalt on top of Dike 1 needs to be fixed immediately, says Kyle Keer with the bureau.
Hydrologists are eagerly awaiting this Thursday's storm to see how much water runoff can be saved during the drought, and some are already making plans for that water.
