California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
California’s Snow Is Turning to Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg L.P. (New York)by Justin FoxDrought-weary California is getting soaked this week. Most of the state is already having a wetter-than-normal rainy season, it’s been raining and snowing for the past couple of days, and on Saturday and Sunday an “atmospheric river” of precipitation is expected to arrive. That sounds like great news — California needs water, right? What it needs even […]
National Weather Service Predicts 15 Feet Of New Snow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Calaveras Enterprise (San Andreas)by Terry GrilloAn atmospheric river laden with water vapor coming out of the tropics will slam into the Sierra Nevada this weekend and early next week, bringing as much as 10 feet of new, wet snow to the higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. It is the second of two channels of water-filled […]
Ahead Of Super Soaker, Officials Upping Water Releases Below Nimbus Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Sean BennettThe Bureau of Reclamation is getting ahead of this weekend’s storm by incrementally releasing 3,500 cubic feet of water per second to 15,000 cubic feet per second below the Nimbus Dam to manage potential Sierra runoff. “The reservoir can come up quite quickly,” said Louis Moore, deputy of public affairs with the bureau. “So we’re […]
NWS: Northern California Now On Pace For ‘Wettest Water Year On Record’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Kristin HanesAfter many long years of waiting, California’s drought relief may finally be here. Snow has piled up over five feet in some parts of the Sierra Nevada since the Sunday storm. And while the first snow survey of the year actually came in below average in terms of snow accumulation, there are reasons for optimism. […]
American River Rising As Water Releases Increase
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)by Mike TeSelleThe American River water level will continue to rise Thursday as operators have begun increasing water releases through Nimbus Dam. First Nimbus Dam gate opened at 7:30 a.m. American River to steadily rise all day. By late afternoon, 15,000 c.f.s out of Nimbus. The first gate at the dam opened at 7:30 a.m., releasing 5,000 […]
Explaining The Atmospheric River That’s Bringing Our Weekend Storm
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Patrick MayJust Google “atmospheric river” and – BAM! – the doom and gloom is in your face: “Atmospheric river will blast California with heavy rain and snow ‘measured in feet”! “Risk of significant California flooding”! “California will be pummeled”! So what is this big bad “river” in the sky that the meteorologists and their media waterboys […]