Thursday Top of the Scroll: Late Sierra storm could dump feet of snow, make travel ‘difficult to impossible’
California’s dismal snowpack is about to get a late-season boost. A weekend storm is forecast to drop feet of snow across the Sierra Nevada, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter storm watch. The watch is in effect from Friday evening through Saturday evening above 4,500 feet for the west slope of the northern Sierra, including Interstate 80 and Highway 50. … Forecast snowfall totals were trending higher, with 2 feet of snow possible along I-80 over Donner Summit above 4,500 feet. The highest peaks, including ski resorts, could pick more than 3 feet of snow, with localized totals up to 4 feet.
Other weather and water forecast news:
- San Francisco Chronicle: Northern California weather turns unsettled with rain, snow, thunderstorms
- Reno Gazette Journal (Nev.): Winter storm watch for Sierra, I-80 with feet of snow possible
- KQED (San Francisco): Storms sweeping Bay Area this week to bring rain and thunderstorms
- ABC10 (Sacramento, Calif.): “Super El Niño” developing. What that could mean for Northern California rain?
