Christmas week storms bring over 4 feet of snow to Sierra, 3 inches of rain to Sacramento
So far this week, the Sacramento Valley and lower foothills have picked up about 1.5 to 5 inches of rain, while the Sierra has seen about 4 to 8 feet of snow.
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So far this week, the Sacramento Valley and lower foothills have picked up about 1.5 to 5 inches of rain, while the Sierra has seen about 4 to 8 feet of snow.
San Francisco residents were woken up by a tornado warning early Saturday morning during a powerful storm system that battered the region with heavy rain and wind.
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.
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January's storms caused significant flooding in the city.
Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that's still threatening deadly flooding and powerful gusts across parts of the West as it's turned streets into raging rivers, forced some residents to flee and left others in need of rescue.
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District was among other Bay Area first responders that geared up Saturday to assist with expected flooding in Southern California. Betty Yu reports. (9-19-23)
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If you did a rain dance last year, it looks like it worked. After only three months into the current water year, Sacramento is already expected to surpass last year's total rainfall.
There's an incoming winter storm taking aim at Northern California which is expected to dump feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and drop rain in the valley.
We've talked about the rain moving into the area over the last week with the potential for flash floods and mudslides being underscored. Don't take the dry skies and calm trees as a sign of what's to come. In just a few hours it's projected we'll see historic amounts of rain, which could lead to those dangerous weather situations.
The National Weather Service Sacramento is projecting historic rainfall totals Sunday into Monday. Rainfall totals in Downtown Sacramento and the higher elevations are projected to break historic records set more than a decade ago.
With the coming storm, Sacramento City and County are opening several storm centers, combined with other efforts, to protect unsheltered citizens from the torrential rainfall.
Storm prep was underway along the Caldor Fire burn scar, where rain can lead to mudslides and debris flows in high-burn areas.
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Residents across the Northern California high country are without power on Thursday morning as another storm hits the region.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Thursday evening.
Conor McGill reports.
Drivers trying to travel through the major freeways over Northern California's high country should expect chain controls, delays, and even closures as more wet weather blankets the region.