Sierra Nevada

A crash involving a semi-truck has closed a portion of Interstate 80 in the Sierra.

Travelers passing through the Sierra Nevada mountains on Tuesday had to deal with lengthy delays and bumper-to-bumper traffic as crews tried to clear roads covered in snowfall. KCRA’s Jason Marks reports.

Meteorologist Dr. Andrew Schwartz, the lead scientist at Berkeley’s Central Sierra snow lab at Donner Pass, discusses the storm impacting the region.

Ski resort consultant Kevin Cooper provides an update on the much-needed snow that has accumulated in the Sierra Nevada and talks about the problems it has caused.

December has been a month for the record books when it comes to Sierra snowfall.

Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across the region through Sunday evening.

Interstate 80 in the Sierra from the Nevada state line to Colfax remains closed in both directions Sunday after a powerful storm dropped nearly 2 feet of snow on some ski resorts around Lake Tahoe overnight got its second wind.

Snow is blanketing the Lake Tahoe region in the Sierra Nevada, providing residents and visitors there a white Christmas, but making travel to the area a nightmare.

The snow storm heading to the Sierra has people planning a visit to Tahoe to hit the slopes, but the CHP said that to be safe, hit the road after the storm passes. Jean Elle reports.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has an update on expected rain totals in the Microclimate Forecast as an atmospheric river hits the Bay Area.

A second, much stronger winter storm packing heavy snow is headed for the Sierra this weekend after a cold front dropped a half-foot at Lake Tahoe ski resorts and a couple inches fell early Wednesday in the valleys around Reno.

The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a major source of water for California, could largely disappear in 25 years if global warming continues unchecked, according to a recent study

Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks the atmospheric river moving in and where the highest totals are expected in your Microclimate Forecast.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe area where more than a foot of snow is possible in the upper elevations with winds gusting up to 95 mph over the ridges of the Sierra.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has the timing and expectations of an atmospheric river in the Microclimate forecast.

Another California ski resort has moved up its opening day thanks to this week’s huge dump of snow in the Sierra Nevada.

A search team on Tuesday rescued a Palo Alto woman who survived two days in the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains after becoming separated from her hiking group, officials said.