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Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm

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Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm


TRUCKEE, Calif. — A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.

The wet weather system had mostly moved out of the state by Sunday morning, but officials warned that roads would remain slick after around two feet (60 centimeters) of snow fell in some areas of the Sierra.

“Did anyone have the snowiest day of the 2023/2024 season being in May on their winter bingo card?” the University of California, Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab asked on the social platform X.

The 26.4 inches (67 centimeters) of snowfall on Sunday beat the second snowiest day of the season — March 3rd — by 2.6 inches (6.6 centimeters), according to the lab.

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Treacherous driving conditions on Saturday forced the closure of several highways near Lake Tahoe, including Interstate 80 over the Donner Summit.

Flood advisories were issued for parts of the Bay Area, where up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell while temperatures dipped into the low 40s (around 5 degrees Celsius), the National Weather Service said. Wind gusts reaching 40 mph (64 kph) were reported Saturday near San Francisco.

The storm brought light rain and gusty winds to Southern California.

Drier and warmer conditions were expected throughout the week.



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2 dead in 3-vehicle collision in Nye County

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2 dead in 3-vehicle collision in Nye County


Nevada Highway Patrol are investigating a three-vehicle collison that resulted in two deaths on Saturday evening in Nye County.

Troopers arrived at the scene on northbound State Route 160, south of Manse Road just after 6:30 p.m. to a crash involving a sport utility vehicle, a hatchback and a passenger sedan, according to a Highway Patrol release.

An adult male, the driver of the sport utility vehicle, and an adult woman, driving the hatchback, were confirmed dead at the scene, the release said. The driver of the sedan was not injured or medically transported from the scene.

More information will be provided after authorities complete the preliminary investigation.

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Contact Trevor Squire at tsquire@reviewjournal.com.



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Nevada County Captures: Olive checking out the “Pac-Man” rock at Hirschman’s Pond Nevada City.

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Nevada County Captures: Olive checking out the “Pac-Man” rock at Hirschman’s Pond Nevada City.


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Andrea Lowe, board director for Nevada Association of School Boards, to run for Congress

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Andrea Lowe, board director for Nevada Association of School Boards, to run for Congress


AUSTIN, Nev. (KOLO) – On Friday, March 6, Andrea Lowe, a seventh-generation Nevadan, filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, which has been held by Rep. Mark Amodei since 2011.

“I’m not a career politician,” Lowe said. “I’m running because the people of Nevada deserve a voice in Washington that truly represents our communities and our values.”

Amodei recently announced he is not running for re-election. The district covers northern Nevada, including Carson City, Reno, and surrounding rural areas.

Lowe, a Republican, serves on the Lander County School Board and is a board director for the Nevada Association of School Boards.

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She is also a wife and mother of three boys.

Lowe’s campaign will focus on supporting veterans and first responders, protecting the Second Amendment, and standing up for the hardworking people and rural communities that built Nevada.

“As someone who lives and works in rural Nevada, I understand the challenges our communities face,” Lowe said. “I’m ready to fight for the people who built our state.”

To follow her on Facebook, go to Andrea Lowe for Congress Nevada District 2.

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