Tag Archive for: Gulf of Alaska

Life Heat Waves, Wildfires, Snow: California Endures a Summer of Extremes

/in , /by /Times of San Diego

An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast over the weekend, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park.

Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California were shut down after an estimated 3 inches of snow fell Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

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‘Decent Storm’ With 40 mph Winds To Drench Bay Area, Deposit Snow In Sierra

/in , /by /San Francisco Chronicleby Alejandro Serrano

A storm system from the Gulf of Alaska is poised to make Wednesday night in the Bay Area wet and windy.

The system is expected to deliver winds with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour and rain across the region, starting in the North Bay around sunset before moving south. Up to 2 feet of snow could fall in parts of Northern California and the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service, while local precipitation is expected to continue through Thursday, when showers give way to a cloudy Friday.

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