How much has the California snowpack grown this month? On Jan. 3, the statewide “snow water equivalent,” a measure of the water content of the snow provided the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, stood at 70 percent of normal. By Wednesday morning, the number had more than doubled, to 158 percent of normal. The number could […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun, Matt Stevens and Paige St. John
Leaning against a wooden rail, environmental activist Geoffrey McQuilkin took stock of a parched geological wonderland that had been altered by a weekend deluge. The air was still thick with moisture, and this lake’s tributaries were cascading down from surrounding mountains, swollen by cargoes of fresh snowmelt and rain. Frothy whitecaps and wavelets lapped over grass […]
Dense fog, rain and wind are expected in San Diego County starting Tuesday night as the second of three bouts of inclement weather this week hits the region. Only a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the beaches, valleys and mountains during the day, but rain will become more likely overnight into Wednesday, […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paige St. John, Louis Sahagun, Joseph Serna and Corina Knoll
A lull in a series of powerful winter storms gave Northern California a chance Monday to clean up from widespread flooding while also assessing how all that moisture is altering the state’s once-grim drought picture. A few big storms alone won’t end the six-year drought, but there were growing signs that the so-called atmospheric river was making a major dent. Officials […]
California Snowpack Makes A Huge Recovery
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob KrierHow much has the California snowpack grown this month? On Jan. 3, the statewide “snow water equivalent,” a measure of the water content of the snow provided the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, stood at 70 percent of normal. By Wednesday morning, the number had more than doubled, to 158 percent of normal. The number could […]
Weeks Of Rain Are Rapidly Reviving California’s Drought-Ravaged Lakes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun, Matt Stevens and Paige St. JohnLeaning against a wooden rail, environmental activist Geoffrey McQuilkin took stock of a parched geological wonderland that had been altered by a weekend deluge. The air was still thick with moisture, and this lake’s tributaries were cascading down from surrounding mountains, swollen by cargoes of fresh snowmelt and rain. Frothy whitecaps and wavelets lapped over grass […]
Another Round Of Rain Moving Into San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSDense fog, rain and wind are expected in San Diego County starting Tuesday night as the second of three bouts of inclement weather this week hits the region. Only a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the beaches, valleys and mountains during the day, but rain will become more likely overnight into Wednesday, […]
Storms Are Making A Dent In California’s Drought; 7 Feet Of Snow Expected In Some Areas
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paige St. John, Louis Sahagun, Joseph Serna and Corina KnollA lull in a series of powerful winter storms gave Northern California a chance Monday to clean up from widespread flooding while also assessing how all that moisture is altering the state’s once-grim drought picture. A few big storms alone won’t end the six-year drought, but there were growing signs that the so-called atmospheric river was making a major dent. Officials […]