Chilly Weekend Ahead; Snow returns by Sunday
Cooler than normal temperatures are expected for the weekend with snow arriving late Saturday night. A light accumulation will be possible.
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A lake that dried up 80 years ago looked set on Tuesday to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California's wet winter season overwhelms the state's rivers.In California's Central Valley, authorities issued evacuation orders for residents of communities in Tulare County, where a lake that dried up around World War II was set to reappear.
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A California town is engulfed in floodwater, but residents fear what will happen if they flee.
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California storms: Lake Shasta now three-quarters full as rains bring it closer to top
Lake Shasta has risen 8 feet over the last week and more than 100 feet since Dec. 1.
- USA TODAY
What’s the world’s tallest mountain? And why some feel the title should be reconsidered.
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As spring starts, Oregon mountain blizzard to hit passes, valley snow possible
Heavy snow in the Cascade mountains and the possibility of low-elevation snow could throw a wrench into spring break travel plans late this week
- Fox Weather
56 feet and counting: Lake Tahoe records 2 of their snowiest months on record with more still to come
It’s been quite the winter season for snow lovers in the West, but too much of it has turned into a nightmare for people living near Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border as the region has now reported two of its snowiest months on record with more still to come.
- Associated Press
No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada
No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47. Over the weekend, the “winter that just doesn’t want to end” as the National Weather Service in Reno put it, topped the previous No. 2 record of 55.9 feet (671 inches, 17 meters) set in 1982-83.
- LA Times
Big storm slams SoCal: How long will it rain and when will it finally dry out?
Here is what to expect and when the rain will end as a new, powerful storm rolls into Southern California this week.
- Sacramento Bee
‘The couch vibrated.’ 3.0-magnitude quake rattles Northern California, geologists say
Nearly 200 people from as far away as San Francisco and Santa Cruz reported feeling the tremor to the agency.
- Deseret News
'It just keeps coming': Warnings issued in Utah with wintry week ahead
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of the state’s mountainous areas as another large storm headed toward the Beehive State, bringing more mountain snow Sunday night through early Tuesday.
- Fox Weather
Skier on huge walls of snow surrounding home near Lake Tahoe
SnowBrains CEO Miles Clark told FOX Weather about 15 feet of snow was on top of his friend’s home in Olympic Valley, California earlier in March. Clark noted he was afraid of falling snow and began running through a snow tunnel leading to the home. The home shook when snow fell to the ground.
- WFTV
‘The blob’: 5,000-mile wide, 13M-ton seaweed bulk growing on way to Florida, expert says
Channel 9 is monitoring a 5,000-mile bulk of seaweed over the waters of the tropical Atlantic that has already started floating up the Florida coast.
- Miami Herald
Creature of island mythology is real — and a new species, researchers in France say
Scientists began to take the creature seriously after one was accidentally captured.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Flooding likely as waterways rise due to rain, snow across northern Arizona
More rain and snow across northern Arizona will likely cause flooding in drainages and waterways that have already been experiencing increased flows.
- TODAY
Mountain lion attacks couple in hot tub on vacation in Colorado
A mountain lion attacked a man as he relaxed in a hot tub at a rental property in Chaffee County, Colorado, on March 18.
- Fresno Bee
In the face of spring flooding, Valley farmers can either act like heroes or villains | Opinion
By The Fresno Bee Editorial Board: Sending floodwaters into rural towns to spare crops could lead to drowning.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
SRP releases more water as Arizona flood watches are extended
SRP has been releasing more and more water due to ongoing snowpack melts and storms causing more floods throughout the Phoenix area.
- Sacramento Bee
Spring? Video shows snow as far as eye can see in Lake Tahoe area as season changes
It’s the third snowiest year since 1946.
- Business Insider
A 'hole' 30 times Earth's size has spread across the sun, blasting solar winds that'll hit our planet by end of this week
A giant coronal hole, spotted Monday, is releasing rapid solar winds expected to reach Earth on Friday, March 24, causing more vibrant aurora borealis.
- LA Times
Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley
A weary, storm-soaked California is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, power outages and potential flooding this week.