Atmospheric river storm breaks San Francisco rain record set in 1887
Downtown San Francisco was drier, but it still had a big day. The area recorded 2.53 inches on Tuesday, its highest daily ...
Atmospheric river storm sweeps Sacramento area. How much rain have we gotten so far?
The National Weather Service placed much of Sacramento under a flood watch an atmospheric river-fueled rain storm continued to pour rain in the region. The Sacramento area could see periods of ...
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When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days
“This dog did rescues of small planes that crashed on Donner Pass as the lead dog of the sled that brought the doctor up,” says author and historian Mark McLaughlin. As McLaughlin tells ...
Atmospheric river hitting West with rain, snow; yet another storm on the way
The second of three atmospheric rivers is battering the West, bringing prolific mountain snows and soaking rains in the lower elevations and driving the risk of flooding and avalanches. Yet another in ...
The Tiny Western Town That’s Quietly Become the Coolest Place to Ski
Once a frontier town for loggers and cowboys, Truckee, near Lake Tahoe, has quickly grown into a hub of winter adventure—not ...
Lake Tahoe-Reno weather forecast: Wave of storms to bring snow, rain
In the Tahoe Basin, up to 3 inches of rain could fall by Monday morning, with higher mountain passes expecting significant ...
One-two punch of rain, snow expected for West Coast
A dramatic flip in the weather pattern is sending multiple storms into the West Coast on the heels of a January that was mainly dry across the region. The soggy and snowy conditions will persist ...