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Several factors contributed to the rapid rate of snowmelt in the spring of 2021.
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Lake Tahoe is a popular summer spot, especially for the Fourth of July. However, there is a big beach problem this year: little beaches.
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People of all ages spent the day clearing off their sidewalks and driveways, after Saturday’s big snowstorm.
The winter season has passed but snow is still possible in the Sierra through the end of this month. Flooding is still possible too, but our chances of having another atmospheric river event are going down.
The goal was to keep I-580 from flooding there in the valley and so far they have succeeded.
An annual report on Lake Tahoe says the United States' largest alpine lake is still warming at 14 times the historic average. The finding is in Thursday's yearly report by the University of California at Davis.
After the record winter that saw double the amount of snowpack, the Truckee River was running fast and high into July. Now, the snow melt is slowing, and the river flows are dropping.
Meteorology
The National Weather Service says the Walker River is expected to reach flood stage the last week of June.
Firefighters are ringing the alarm for swimmers, kayakers and boaters over how dangerous the Truckee River will be this summer. Today we take a look at the proactive step they took to reduce drowning deaths.
Meteorology
The Lyon County Board of Commissioners approved a Declaration of Emergency on Thursday for all of Lyon County in preparation for potential flooding from spring and summer snow melt run off.