First came damaging winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and crashed trees on streets and homes across Northern California. Rain and snow are set to follow as the storm continues its churn across the region. Here’s what you can expect for the next phase of the storm. RainNow that we are in the Atmospheric River portion of this weather event, rain and snow will be concentrated in some of KCRA 3’s viewing areas, while others will see modest amounts. All signs point to the heaviest rain and snow being in a line from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Bear Valley on Highway 4 in the Sierra. The coastal mountains will see more than 10 inches of rain. For KCRA 3 viewers, Modesto and Turlock will be seeing the most rain in the next 36 hours. Sonora might see 3 to 4 inches of additional rain. From Stockton to Marysville, expect on and off rain Wednesday night and Thursday, with additional amounts of up to an inch. It does not look like streams and creeks will be severely impacted. SnowJust like the rain, some areas will see a lot of snow while others can expect a couple of feet. I-80 will be one of the areas that sees the lower snow totals in the next 36 hours. But with 2 to 3 feet of snow, there could still be road closures there on Thursday. The heaviest snow will be south of Lake Tahoe on Highways 88, 4 and 108. One concern in the forecast is with communities at elevations of around 3,500-4,000 feet. Places like Twain Harte, Mi Wuk Village and Arnold could see heavy snow in the next 36 hours, as well as power outages. WindWinds have dropped below the dangerous levels that we saw Tuesday night into Wednesday. It is still plenty breezy and will stay that way Wednesday night and Thursday. But don’t expect to see additional damage.| Video below| LiveCopter 3 surveys the damage from winter stormGoing forward, Friday will bring clearing and the weekend looks mostly dry.
First came damaging winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and crashed trees on streets and homes across Northern California. Rain and snow are set to follow as the storm continues its churn across the region.
Here’s what you can expect for the next phase of the storm.
Rain
Now that we are in the Atmospheric River portion of this weather event, rain and snow will be concentrated in some of KCRA 3’s viewing areas, while others will see modest amounts.
All signs point to the heaviest rain and snow being in a line from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Bear Valley on Highway 4 in the Sierra. The coastal mountains will see more than 10 inches of rain.
For KCRA 3 viewers, Modesto and Turlock will be seeing the most rain in the next 36 hours. Sonora might see 3 to 4 inches of additional rain. From Stockton to Marysville, expect on and off rain Wednesday night and Thursday, with additional amounts of up to an inch. It does not look like streams and creeks will be severely impacted.
Snow
Just like the rain, some areas will see a lot of snow while others can expect a couple of feet.
I-80 will be one of the areas that sees the lower snow totals in the next 36 hours. But with 2 to 3 feet of snow, there could still be road closures there on Thursday.
The heaviest snow will be south of Lake Tahoe on Highways 88, 4 and 108. One concern in the forecast is with communities at elevations of around 3,500-4,000 feet. Places like Twain Harte, Mi Wuk Village and Arnold could see heavy snow in the next 36 hours, as well as power outages.
Wind
Winds have dropped below the dangerous levels that we saw Tuesday night into Wednesday. It is still plenty breezy and will stay that way Wednesday night and Thursday. But don’t expect to see additional damage.
| Video below| LiveCopter 3 surveys the damage from winter storm
Going forward, Friday will bring clearing and the weekend looks mostly dry.