Weather: Snow turns to rain
Weather: Snow turns to rain
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Sacramento BeeWhat happened to California’s drought status this week? Interactive map shows latest
Rain is forecast to fall across the Sacramento Valley this weekend. Plus, heavy mountain snow could affect mountain travel.
- AccuWeather
Pacific storm train to resume along West Coast
Pacific storms will once again reach the West Coast of the United States after a hiatus over the last couple of weeks. AccuWeather forecasters say that the upcoming storms won't pack quite the same punch as storms in early January. A change in the weather pattern will bring more of a west-to-east flow in the jet stream, which will usher in a string of quick-moving storms from the Pacific Ocean. In general, the storms will deliver moderate amounts of rain and mountain snow compared to the extreme
- Jalopnik
Man Drives Fanboat on North Texas' Icy Roads
An adventurous Texan decided to take his fanboat on the ice-covered road of North Texas. Earlier this week, a winter storm swept across the state of Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, North Texas got an inch and a half of sleet on Tuesday and freezing rain on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been canceled. Texas’ roads are also in a state of disarray, with plenty of roads impassable by car.
- MarketWatch
Frustrated Texans endure another icy winter storm with no power, heat
Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in homes without power for a second day Thursday, most of them around booming Austin, and fading hopes of a quick fix stirred grim memories of a deadly 2021 blackout after an icy winter storm across the southern U.S.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Think this is bad? Check out photos of Fort Worth’s epic ‘cobblestone’ ice storm of 2013
Who remembers the December 2013 winter storm that coated Fort Worth in 4 inches (!) of sleet, causing what became known as “cobblestone” ice on roads?
- Sacramento Bee
Rain, snow and cold to hit Sacramento and Tahoe. Here’s what to prepare for this week
If you have weekend plans in Tahoe, it’s a good idea to check the forecast before you travel.
- Idaho Statesman
‘Seldom seen’ critter gets stuck in home chimney, Utah officials say. See it go free
Video of the release shows the furry creature peeking up at the conservation officer before scampering off through the snow.
- Sacramento Bee
Watch massive group of elk sprint along Utah freeway before returning to mountains
The herd caused traffic delays for drivers as they crossed multiple roads.
- LA Times
Earthquake: 2.9 quake strikes in Los Angeles
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was reported Wednesday at 4:11 p.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- AccuWeather
Worst of freezing rain to come
Though Texas has endured freezing rain, extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer reports that the worst of the storm may still be yet to come.
- AccuWeather
100 degrees below zero? That's what it could feel like at Mount Washington this weekend
The polar vortex will cause temperatures to tumble to their lowest levels in years across New England late this week. The harsh cold, when paired with strong winds, could cause frostbite in minutes, and one remote location will face weather conditions so extreme that it will feel otherworldly. The heart of the cold weather is forecast to unfold across New England from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with subzero temperatures expected across a widespread area. Boston is forecast to expe
- MarketWatch
Arctic blast threatens negative-50ºF temperatures in New England, while Texas power grid is again sputtering
Rising temperatures offered some hope Friday for frustrated Texans days after they lost power — and in many cases heat — in a deadly winter storm, while a new wave of frigid weather rolling into the Northeast led communities to close schools and open warming centers. Wind chills in some higher elevations of the Northeast could punch below minus 50º (minus 45º Celsius) as an Arctic front swept in from Canada, forecasters said. In Texas, officials in Austin compared damage from fallen trees and iced-over power lines to tornadoes as they came under criticism for slow repairs and shifting timelines to restore power.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Parts of Highway 1 to reopen near Big Sur after slides. Here’s when
The scenic highway has been closed from just south of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Lime Creek in Monterey County for weeks.
- BBC
Deep freeze: US north-east braces for record breaking wind chills
Over a dozen weather records are expected to be broken by Friday afternoon across the north-east.
- Lifehacker
How to See a Green Comet Hurtle Past Earth
Unless you are immortal, the next few weeks offer the only chance you’ll have to see Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3). The newly discovered chunk of ice and rock will glow green in the nighttime sky in the first few weeks of February, and it won’t be back near Earth for 50,000 years—if it ever returns at all.
- Sacramento Bee
Tahoe travel ‘extremely difficult’ this weekend due to winter storm. Here’s what to expect
Travel delays are expected.
- Hillsdale Daily News
'Our worst nightmares': Firefighters have serious concerns about electric vehicles
Fire Engineer Matt Halleck — a training officer in Hillsdale — said there's not much firefighters can do to extinguish electrical vehicle fires.
- USA TODAY
Ice storm death toll rises to 10 in South; 460K without power; New England braces for 'once in a generation' wind chills: Updates
As much of the South started to slowly defrost, the Northeast braced for an arctic blast expected to plunge temperatures below zero in some spots.
- Naples Daily News
Naples City Council votes to increase beach parking prices following Hurricane Ian
The Naples City Council increased beach parking prices to $4 an hour. By October, the cost will go up to $5.