California’s hundred-year drought has officially ended for Northern California as more than 20 inches of rain has fallen in recent weeks in much of Northern California. Places like the area around Lake Tahoe, have been hit with blizzard conditions that have dropped as much as 12-feet of fresh snow in the mountains, wreaking havoc on roads, electricity and causing many school closures.
Facebook/CHP-Truckee While flooding, storms and huge snowfalls are all a major inconvenience, there is a palpable sense of relief in much of California, which officially has been in an agonizing state of drought for the last five years.
The rain as of late is a comfort to Southern Californians as well. Even though the drought remains in effect for SoCal, the rain is bringing a sense of calm to many residents. Even rainy Los Angeles is happy to deal with the small inconveniences the storms have brought to everyday life.
These photos from around the state show just how the storms are both wreaking havoc and bringing a sense of relief to this drought-riddled state.
Flickr/Bob Dass Rain, beautiful rain! Ukiah, California 1/10/17.
Flickr/Mark Gunn Residents north of San Francisco, in Iverness, watch as waters rise in their neighborhood on January 8, 2017.
Flickr/James Daisa Sacramento River flood at the Weir II, January 9, 2017.
Flickr/Flickinpicks Flooding in Oceano on January 4, 2017.
Flickr/Cheryl Beadle Folsom Lake near Sacramento is shown here nearly a year ago with staggeringly low water levels. The water level at Folsom Lake has risen 28 feet in the last five days alone. Another lake further north, Lake Oroville, is up 45 feet.
Facebook/US National Weather Service Sacramento California Snow in the Sierras! This is how much has fallen between yesterday at 7:00 a.m. and today at 7:00 a.m. You can’t have too much when it eventually melts and adds to the water table…
CHP- South Lake Tahoe Yesterday, the California Highway Patrol snapped this shot of SR 88 at Red Lake Creek. There’s a road under there somewhere.
Facebook/CHP - Truckee The Soda Springs on-ramp to I-80 was flooded on January 7, 2017 causing some serious traffic issues. The CHP closed the ramp temporarily on the 7th.
Facebook/CHP - Truckee The snow and drifts were all the way up to this sign at the entrance to I-80, which was impassable and closed on Wednesday.
With a massive amount of precipitation in the rearview mirror, Californians are looking ahead and wondering what other weather blessings Old Man Winter will bring. The current score: one drought down — and one to go. And all eyes are on the forecast.
Facebook/CHP-Truckee
While flooding, storms and huge snowfalls are all a major inconvenience, there is a palpable sense of relief in much of California, which officially has been in an agonizing state of drought for the last five years.
The rain as of late is a comfort to Southern Californians as well. Even though the drought remains in effect for SoCal, the rain is bringing a sense of calm to many residents. Even rainy Los Angeles is happy to deal with the small inconveniences the storms have brought to everyday life.
These photos from around the state show just how the storms are both wreaking havoc and bringing a sense of relief to this drought-riddled state.
Flickr/Bob Dass
Rain, beautiful rain! Ukiah, California 1/10/17.
Flickr/Mark Gunn
Residents north of San Francisco, in Iverness, watch as waters rise in their neighborhood on January 8, 2017.
Flickr/James Daisa
Sacramento River flood at the Weir II, January 9, 2017.
Flickr/Flickinpicks
Flooding in Oceano on January 4, 2017.
Flickr/Cheryl Beadle
Folsom Lake near Sacramento is shown here nearly a year ago with staggeringly low water levels. The water level at Folsom Lake has risen 28 feet in the last five days alone. Another lake further north, Lake Oroville, is up 45 feet.
Facebook/US National Weather Service Sacramento California
Snow in the Sierras! This is how much has fallen between yesterday at 7:00 a.m. and today at 7:00 a.m. You can’t have too much when it eventually melts and adds to the water table…
CHP- South Lake Tahoe
Yesterday, the California Highway Patrol snapped this shot of SR 88 at Red Lake Creek. There’s a road under there somewhere.
Facebook/CHP - Truckee
The Soda Springs on-ramp to I-80 was flooded on January 7, 2017 causing some serious traffic issues. The CHP closed the ramp temporarily on the 7th.
The snow and drifts were all the way up to this sign at the entrance to I-80, which was impassable and closed on Wednesday.
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