![]() Interstate 80 reopened to passenger vehicles on Sunday morning, though it remained closed to semi trucks in both directions between Colfax and Stateline. Ski areas around Lake Tahoe received anywhere between 30 and 50 inches - making for a “very impressive” storm, said Cory Mueller, another National Weather Service meteorologist.Īll that fresh powder made travel nearly impossible for people trying to cross the Sierra. The Central Sierra Snow Lab near Donner Pass received nearly 4 feet of snow from late Friday through Sunday morning - almost all of which fell on Saturday, the laboratory reported on Twitter. In the high country, more snow fell Sunday over the Sierra - adding to already-impressive totals for ski resorts bordering Lake Tahoe. “There’s mud along the highway as well as rockslides in a number of places,” said Caltrans spokesperson Alexa Bertola, adding that the road itself does not appear to be damaged. That’s after some areas of the coast from Monterey down through Big Sur saw upward of 7 inches of rain since Friday night, while one station near Mining Ridge recorded an eye-popping 12.96 inches of rain. State highway officials shut down the internationally famous, two-lane winding cliffside road from just south of Deetjen’s Inn to Ragged Point. The dousing prompted California transportation officials to close a 45-mile stretch of Highway 1 while road crews cleared mud and debris from the weekend’s heavy rainstorms. “We’ve dodged some bullets with this storm,” said Joe Paquin, fire captain for the CZU Cal Fire unit in Santa Cruz. Eureka Canyon and Pioneer roads remained closed as of Sunday afternoon. The Oakland Hills received 2.15 to 2.72 inches of rain, along with the coastal mountains of San Mateo County.įire officials in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties said the weekend storm brought only minor flooding, though downed trees blocked roads throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains. ![]() 56 inches of rain through early Sunday morning, while its surrounding communities received well over an inch. Sunday, according to rain gauges maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Low-lying portions of the Bay Area - including Oakland, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Hayward - received 1 to 2 inches of rain from Friday night through about 9 a.m. The storm helped make December the wettest month of 2022 for parts of the Bay Area. But all in all, it’s all another drop in the bucket as far as trying to climb of a multiyear drought.” “It’s definitely been beneficial and helpful for the long-term drought conditions. “We’re off to a decent start for the rainy season,” said Roger Gass, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Other totals for the period included 2.48 inches in Sleepy Hollow 2.32 at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael 1.58 in Tiburon and 1.42 in Novato. Rainfall in Kentfield measured 2.71 inches. Sunday evening, 3.07 inches fell on Mount Tamalpais, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Marin County received 2 to 3 inches of rain over the weekend as another storm system moved through the Bay Area.ĭuring the 48-hour period until about 6 p.m.
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