FEMA, THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HELD ITS THIRD SNOW SURVEY OF THE SEASON. IT FOUND THE SIERRA NEEDS MORE SNOW TO MEET THE STATE’S WATER NEEDS. CREWS WENT OUT INTO THE SNOW COVERED MEADOW THIS ...

Every winter, scientists across California ascend high into the Eastern Sierra via skis, snowshoes, motorized snow cats and helicopters. Along with equipment to survive harsh days and nights in the ...

While a larger parent storm system is typically required to produce heavy rain or snow events, lake effect snow is unique. All you need to produce some of the largest snow events on record is cold ...

CLEVELAND — When you hear that a winter storm dropped several inches of snow, you might not realize that it’s not always as simple as "one inch of snow equals one inch of water." In fact, the ratio of ...

Final snow surveys for the 2023-24 winter season showed the Eastern Sierra snowpack measured 103% above normal, meaning a “secure and sustainable” water supply source for the city of Los Angeles, ...

Most new homes can handle the weight of snow, but ice can cause serious water damage. As snow melts and refreezes on the ...

There may be more drinking water waiting to be found in the Western U.S., a new computer model suggests. The new model uses artificial intelligence (AI) to get better estimations of water supply ...

Winter is upon us, and snow is on everyone’s mind. Ever wonder what factors contribute to the type of snow you see? Read on to find out what they are.

Concerns that California might remain in a “snow drought” this winter have eased after a series of storms this month blanketed the Sierra Nevada with a near-average amount of snow for this time of ...

LEAVE LAWS. CALIFORNIA’S FIRST SNOW SURVEY OF THE YEAR HAS BEEN RELEASED. LOOK HERE FROM LIVECOPTER3 OVER THE SIERRA. THIS WAS EARLIER TODAY, A STUNNING VIEW THAT YOU’LL ONLY SEE RIGHT HERE ON KCRA 3.

HAPPY JACK — A team of Salt River Project meteorologists and hydrologists stepped into their snowshoes and tightened them down, ready to trudge 300 yards through dense wet snow to the site of a snow ...

PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — California is seeing ample rain and water stored in the state’s reservoirs but only about half the snow levels of a year ago, officials said Tuesday, adding it’s too ...