Feet of Snow Pile Up in California’s Sierra Nevada, ‘More on the Way’

Feet of Snow Pile Up in California’s Sierra Nevada, ‘More on the Way’

Blizzard circumstances within the Sierra area of California dumped as a lot as 24 inches of snow in elements of the state from February 27 to twenty-eight, with extra within the forecast, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported. Video posted by the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab (CSSL) exhibits circumstances on Tuesday morning. The lab reported “a very light and fluffy” 36 in (91.5 cm) of recent snow over the earlier 24 hours, bringing the 2-day complete to 52.2 in (132.5 cm). A complete of 109.3 in (277.5 cm) of snow fell over the previous 7 days. “Plenty more on the way!” the lab wrote on Twitter. The NWS warned that blizzard circumstances within the Sierra would trigger “extreme travel impacts,” reporting a number of ft of snow within the forecast for areas above 2,000-3,000 ft, with snowfall charges probably greater than 3 inches an hour. “Mountain travel is HIGHLY discouraged!” the NWS mentioned. Credit: UC Berkeley CSSL through Storyful

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