Here s how much rain, snow fell in Northern California during this week s major storm
Sacramento Bee 1/30/2021 Rosalio Ahumada, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 29 The major storm that pounded Northern California this week dropped a total of 3.74 inches of rain on Sacramento over five days, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
The precipitation report, issued Friday morning, indicated that the storm drenched the valley floor with rain. Folsom received more than 3 inches. Galt on the south end of Sacramento County had 2.8 inches of rain and Rio Linda on the north end had 1.22 inches of rain.
Winters received the most precipitation in Yolo County with 3.56 inches, Auburn in Placer County had more than 4 inches as did Placerville in El Dorado County, according to the weather service report.
Storm closes Interstate 80, Highway 50 in Northern California as rain and snow totals pile up
Sacramento Bee 1/29/2021 Rosalio Ahumada, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 28 The powerful storm that has pummeled Northern California for nearly three days continues to wreck havoc on roadways, especially over Sierra mountain passes and brought remarkable precipitation totals to the region.
Shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday, the California Highway Patrol reported that eastbound Interstate 80 was closed at Colfax and the westbound lanes were closed at the Nevada state line because of vehicle spinouts. A half-hour before, Caltrans officials said they were holding traffic in both directions on Highway 50 over Echo Summit for avalanche control. They estimated the closure would remain for about an hour.
Storm on Tuesday night: Wind downs trees, power lines across Sacramento, N. California [The Sacramento Bee]
Jan. 27 A menacing and massive winter storm, fueled by an “atmospheric river” from the north Pacific Ocean, has reached the Sacramento region on Tuesday night.
The extreme storm is bringing heavy winds, near-freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions to the Valley floor; even at low elevations, snow is falling in several areas in Northern California.
This updates page for Tuesday has ended; get the latest Wednesday developments here.
Power outages reported across Sacramento region, SMUD says
The storm, as advertised, has made its presence felt across the capital region Tuesday evening. Just after 11 p.m. about 76,000 customers of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District were without power, mostly due to power lines being knocked down by tree branches or the wind. A number of outages were being sparked by blowing transformers as well, according to the utility.
Storm on Tuesday night: Wind downs trees, power lines across Sacramento, N. California
Sacramento Bee 1/27/2021 Daniel Hunt, Noel Harris, Michael McGough, and Theresa Clift, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 27 A menacing and massive winter storm, fueled by an atmospheric river from the north Pacific Ocean, has reached the Sacramento region on Tuesday night.
The extreme storm is bringing heavy winds, near-freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions to the Valley floor; even at low elevations, snow is falling in several areas in Northern California.
This updates page for Tuesday has ended; get the latest Wednesday developments here.
Power outages reported across Sacramento region, SMUD says
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