No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada
A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.
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A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.
At least two storm systems are forecast to hit California this week, bringing more flooding rain and mountain snow to the already weather-battered state. Len Ramirez reports.
New evacuation orders are in place near two small central California towns where a levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major flooding.
"Operation Hay Drop" is a mission to save starving and stranded cows – many of which are pregnant – from dying amid back-to-back winter storms.
The thunder showers and hail that pelted the Bay Area early Sunday morning gave way to more scattered precipitation after the sun came up, but the rain will continue for the next several days.
Extreme cold plus powerful wind is a dangerous combination. "It's painful," one meteorologist said.
These last few weeks, the Bay Area has been hit hard with a series of strong atmospheric rivers. A Silicon Valley tech company is now getting into the science of weather.
Among the people who study weather and water in our state, a lot of focus is on what some might call "the big one" when it comes to rainfall: The so-called "ark storm."
Blinding blizzards, freezing rain and frigid cold knocked out power from Maine to Seattle.
The National Weather Service said its map "depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever."
The powerful storm system is expected to move east over the next several days, forecasters said.
The rain arriving in Northern California is certainly welcome news, but it's not likely to deliver much in the way of water to be stored in Sonoma County reservoirs.
Rainfall overnight kicked off what could be four days of rain across the San Francisco Bay Area, according to KPIX chief meteorologist Paul Heggen.
Powerful gusts along with cooler temperatures are forecast for the greater Bay Area over the weekend, and some locations could see strong winds that may prompt power shutoffs to about 200 customers.
A few record high temperatures were either broken or tied Wednesday as the Bay Area baked under a one-day heat wave, according to weather officials.
Crews have faced "devastating circumstances" and "unrecognizable terrain," Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson said.
Hurricane Ian is forecast to cause catastrophic storm surge
Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of major flash flooding this week.
Rain began to arrive overnight across the Bay Area as storm system off the coast brought the potential for a record amount of precipitation over the next couple of days.
Some cold September rain is obviously good news when it comes to fire risk, but how much, or how long, might a relatively small storm like this help? Fire officials say that depends on what comes next.
Nearly 50-foot waves and tides up to 13 feet are expected as the dangerous storm brings hundreds of miles of hurricane-force winds.
Cal Fire Chief Jon Heggie talks about expected impact of forecast rains this weekend (9-15-2022)
A Spare the Air Alert has been issued for anticipated smog during Saturday's higher temperatures, officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced.
Above-normal temperature reaching into the triple digits are expected over the next several days across the country.
The scorching temperatures have reached as far north as Britain, where its weather agency has issued its first-ever "red warning" of extreme heat.
