Good evening, im rebecca kitchen in for kendra kostelecky. Well get right to weather. Dick stoddard is in the Weather Center tracking these storms. A winter storm will continue to impact the region today. A cold front will bring lowering snow levels through the morning with snow mixing with rain possible across western nevada valleys. Be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. Short term. The main core of the Atmospheric River moisture plume is currently pushing its way across the sierra and into western nevada. Heavy rainfall accumulations have been reported along the west slopes of the sierra so far this morning with some sizable shadowing along the east slopes. Right along and just to the east of the crest, rainfall accumulations in the 1 to 3 inch range have been reported thus far and a few tenths to about half an inch of rain across western spillover precipitation will increase through the morning as a
The Mount Rose Ski resort around 4 pm. Crews were able to locate them after a few hours. But it took longer to make physical contact because say they are in an area with a considerable avalanche danger. You can absolutely stay in bounds. Stay on the marked trails and this kind of call wouldnt have happened. The two snowboarders are from out of town. The told search and rescue there were not injured but the drop in temperature puts them in danger of hypothermia. Recent snowfall in the mountains prompted the Sierra Avalanche Center to increase the avalanche risk to considerable. According to an advidory put out this morning. People looking to go on any backcountry outings this weekend need to be aware of an increased risk of wind slab avalanches. The advisory says fragile wind slabs above 87 hundred feet already exist. But could become more widespread as more the recent rain and snow. Making a big impact on the truckee river. Kolo 8 news nows Chris Buckley was there as hydrographers with
‘Be willing to bend, but be reasonable when you bend,’ business leader and philanthropist shares with Utah State graduates. University honors 4,510 with diplomas.
Utah State University’s graduation and commencement ceremony is happening this week. According to the university, a total of 7,471 degrees will be awarded at the ceremony to 6,897 students.