Flash Flood Warning issued for portion of El Dorado County
A portion of the Sierra in El Dorado County is under a Flash Flood Warning due to brief heavy rain and lightning on Saturday afternoon.
Watch CBS News
A portion of the Sierra in El Dorado County is under a Flash Flood Warning due to brief heavy rain and lightning on Saturday afternoon.
The hiker was bitten in the Sierra Nevada by what she thought was a spider, Inyo County search and rescue officials said.
For some, Wednesday will be the hottest day of the year so far as highs reach for the mid to upper 90s. Many in the valley will be under a moderate heat risk. But a change in our weather pattern is on the way this weekend bringing some relief to the valley.
Two people from Northern California died after they went missing while climbing California's Mount Whitney earlier this week.
The highway is closed between Twin Bridges and Sierra-at-Tahoe on Thursday.
With so much snow falling across the Northern California Sierra Nevada in the last two weeks, search and rescue teams have been busy in many counties training to ensure they succeed when called upon.
A busy ski weekend is on tap in the Northern California Sierra Nevada after a recent monster storm brought several feet of fresh snow.
The Blizzard Warning was extended through midnight Sunday and a Winter Storm Warning continues through Wednesday morning as several feet of additional snow is expected.
A blizzard that brought this season's biggest snowfall to California's Sierra Nevada eased slightly on Sunday, but more unstable weather was expected.
There was a standstill on Highway 50 Sunday morning after a snow slide trapped several vehicles near Echo Summit.
Interstate 80, through the Sierra Mountains, remained shut down for the third consecutive day Sunday, as the winter storm blankets the region with heavy snowfall.
Some downtown Truckee businesses never opened while some closed early because of the snow.
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations.
The Sierra high country could see up to 12 feet of snow in total after this weekend's storm. Submit your photos here: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/send-photos-video-news-tips/
A severe winter storm has begun bringing copious amounts of snow to California's Sierra Nevada this week. Extremely dangerous mountain travel is expected, with long stretches of roadway becoming impassible with blizzard conditions.
With voting underway for the primary election, county election offices in the Northern California Sierra Nevada and Foothills are taking emergency precautions leading up to the forecast blizzard conditions.
A water resources engineer said Northern California's snowpack is nearly 80% of average to date and 74% of where we need to be by April 1, typically when we peak.
CBS13's Ashley Sharp is up at Kirkwood Ski Resort to get a look at how conditions are starting to deteriorate as a major storm moves into the high country on Thursday.
Extreme winter weather conditions are coming in the Sierra this week, and those who live in the mountains are hunkering down before a big dump of snow.
Experts are stressing deep snow safety and precaution ahead of an intense winter storm that could be one of the strongest and coldest of the season in the Sierra.
A slow moving storm is bringing a lot of fresh snow to the region on Tuesday.
Blizzard-like conditions are expected at times with this latest round of wet weather.
Heavy snowfall was hitting the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area Monday, the latest in a series of winter storms moving through the region.
The rain is turning to snow at around the 5500' level Monday morning.
Snowfall and slick roads were impacting drivers across the Sierra on Wednesday. Here is where chain controls are in effect.
