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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
Blizzard in Central Sierra Monday and Tuesday |
2023-02-28 |
[MSN] The Sierra Avalanche Center issued an avalanche warning for a broad stretch of the Sierra that included greater Lake Tahoe, with high avalanche danger expected to threaten skiers until Wednesday morning. The warning comes as a winter storm makes landfall on the Northern California coast, pushing snowfall totals to their highest levels in decades and expanding the state's snowpack after years of dire drought. The powerful storm was expected to drop as much as 6 feet of snow on the Sierra crest, meteorologists with the National Weather Service predicted Monday in what they were calling a "significant snowfall" event that could blanket the communities around the Lake Tahoe basin in up to 4 feet of snow. A blizzard warning took effect at 11 a.m. Monday and will remain in effect until Wednesday morning as meteorologists warned of multiple more rounds of heavy snowfall and sub-zero wind chills before the storm recedes. The California Highway Patrol discouraged drivers from crossing mountainous roads near the Donner Summit, warning that travelers should "expect long delays, high winds, zero visibility, and road closures." All the passes, e.g., Donner, Echo, Carson will be closed at times the next 48 hours and even at lower elevations, avalanche danger is great. Other winter storms are expected through mid March. On the good side almost all California reservoirs are in excellent condition counting both water in storage and water in snow pack. Also, the valley is not going to be inundated with excessively heavy rain this storm or the next. |
Posted by:lord garth |
#11 10 day computer models forecast two more cold storms followed by two wetter not-as-cold storms for the central west coast way too much of a good thing |
Posted by: lord garth 2023-02-28 17:28 |
#10 Carson Valley has near white-out blowing snow, 20-30 mph gusts, with 6-12 inches expected on top of current 6-inch base. Right now it looks more like Montana or Wyoming than the backside of the Sierra's! |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-02-28 15:28 |
#9 last night was awful, nearly 40" at the various ski resorts, high winds, all the lifts closed Donner (I-80) probably closed until Wednesday |
Posted by: lord garth 2023-02-28 13:39 |
#8 Oiled the mower yesterday. New blades and belts, greased the steering. Cutting today, low 80s. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-28 13:29 |
#7 Look, this is exactly what the |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2023-02-28 13:18 |
#6 Ref # 4 above. In the 20-teens I had occasion to serve on a County Grand Jury in NorCal, and a Donner descendant, by name, was a member. Odd duck is a kind way to describe him. |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-02-28 11:54 |
#5 Missing head of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi found in soup pot |
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-28 10:11 |
#4 All the passes, e.g., Donner, Echo, Carson will be closed at times Who has Cannibalism on their card for 2023? |
Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-28 09:56 |
#3 Algore unavailable for comment... |
Posted by: Warthog 2023-02-28 09:25 |
#2 Another Blizzard Hits California, Monday thru Wednesday |
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-28 09:22 |