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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Major Winter Storm Expected for Sierras this weekend |
| 2022-12-07 |
| [Wunderground] Friday Night through the weekend: Winds remain strong in the High Sierra with periods of stronger winds surfacing in valley locations. Heavy Sierra snow with major travel impacts possible throughout the entire weekend. Storm totals will likely be measured in feet in the Sierra. Lower valleys may see a rain/snow mix Saturday, otherwise plan on light snow at all elevations into western Nevada with the worst travel conditions expected to be Friday and Saturday nights. ----------- There is already a deep snowpack so avalanches are possibe above 6000'. With the high winds, visibility will also be limited. All the mountain passes, e.g., Donner, Ebbetts, Carson will be dangerous. Tahoe is at 6200' |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #10 The Farmers’ Almanac 2022-2023 Extended Weather Forecast |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-07 18:43 |
| #9 there has been 7 drought years in the past 10 Rainfall, drought and the solar cycle |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-07 18:41 |
| #8 ^ Now add to that: Resevoir capaticity - now that is interesting considering we (CA) haven't built any new resevoirs since the Great Plagues of Egypt. Combine that with legislating that X% of water MUST be allowed to flow to the Pacific. The failure of the Oroville Dam, and still talk of demolishing the Hetch-Hetchy Resevoir. The nut acreage has increased, but that plays into that hands of the Dems as all that water comes from NorCal and flows south. That is the real goal. Those tunnels under the Delta? Yep! Once NorCal (State of Jefferson) has been starved of enough water, then mission accomplished. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-12-07 15:14 |
| #7 for the Sierra, there has been 7 drought years in the past 10 and, of those, 4 of those have been pretty severe and California reservoir capacity is about what it was 30 years ago there have been a lot of water conservation initiatives but three relatively new activities are really water intensive - growing marijuana - washing recyclables - massively expanded almond and pecan orchards so far this year, in the Sierra, the snow pack is about double the normal but its still a long way to go until end of the precip season |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-12-07 14:35 |
| #6 And the drought, of course, is due to global warming so we all have to give up our cars. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-12-07 14:01 |
| #5 But...but...Newsom says we're still in a drought. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-12-07 14:00 |
| #4 #2 I'll take that bet Skidmark. Farmers' Almanac and current snowfalls point to something entirely different. I'll take the Almanac over UKDM every frikkin' day. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-12-07 13:54 |
| #3 I'm looking at the backside of the Taho Sierras as I type, all that white stuff will keep my well off the Carson River sink just fine next summer. Wind gusts along the valley floor can get sporty, are not uncommon up to 60 mph and do make for occasional Generac Appreciation Days |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-12-07 12:57 |
| #2 December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-07 11:09 |