Tuesday Top of the Scroll: Parts of the West have double the normal snowpack. Experts say it’s too early to get excited
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the West, and for the parched mega-drought region, the December snow is a welcome gift. With back-to-back-to-back winter storms across the West, the snowpack is thriving. Parts of the Sierra and the Pacific Northwest are seeing above-average snowpack for this time of year. In Central California, the Sierra stands at 200% of normal for snowpack average to date…. The Colorado River Basin is another area gaining a lot of attention for water shortages. They are counting on a good snowpack. Right now, most of the Colorado River Basin is running low…
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- GV Wire: Sierra Snowpack Is Exceptional, but Last Year’s Memories Haunt California
- AccuWeather: West Coast storm train to resume later this week
- KCRA – Sacramento: Rain has returned to NorCal, but don’t expect reservoirs to fill up anytime soon
- Patch – San Francisco: Bay Area Downpour: Many Cities Get An Inch Of Rain
- Ventura County Star: After a wet week, Ventura County rainfall totals stay below normal
- Santa Cruz Sentinel: Editorial - A rainy season starts to chip away at drought, locally and throughout state