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Rainfall totals for Tuesday are forecast to be highest in the North Bay with a quarter to a half inch possible and up to an inch in northwest Sonoma County. "Elsewhere, rain totals are expected to be a quarter inch or less, except perhaps up to a half inch in the Santa Cruz Mountains," according to the National Weather Service's official report. … [Read more...] about Here’s when there’s a chance of rain this week in the Bay Area

The weather system comes on the heels of what has been a dry January after the state saw significant rain in late November and December. Those early winter storms were enough to keep the majority of California out of drought conditions, according to a map released Thursday by the National Drought Mitigation Center. … [Read more...] about Chilly rainstorm dampens Southern California overnight. Clear skies on the horizon

The San Gabriel Mountains are expected to get between four and eight inches of snow falling above 5,500 feet and between one and four inches between 3,500 and 5,500 feet, said NWS meteorologist Rich Thompson in a telephone interview from his base in Oxnard in Ventura County. … [Read more...] about Brr! Cold Storm To Bring Rain, Low Temps To Altadena

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — At least one person has died and another was seriously injured Friday in an avalanche at a Northern California ski resort, authorities said. A search was ended, with officials saying they do not believe there were any more victims. … [Read more...] about 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort, sheriff says

The danger occurs when a fresh, deep layer of snow, often 2 to 3 feet, piles high atop a frozen, ice-topped slab. On a steep slope, like in alpine bowl, there is nothing to hold that surface layer of powder in place atop the ice slab. It can give way, rumble downhill and turn into an avalanche. … [Read more...] about Avalanche danger rated ‘considerable’ in Tahoe back country