By Tabitha Mueller The Nevada Independent Two days before a winter storm shut down government offices in Northern Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo asked if certain licensure requirements could be waived by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to address a shortage of highway maintenance workers who keep roadways clear. The storm that began Wednesday night and left … [Read more...]
Record snowpack eases drought, but raises a new risk for the spring melt: flooding
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent After years of back-to-back drought, a historic — and in many cases, record breaking — volume of water has accumulated as snow in mountains across western Nevada and the Great Basin. The snowpack, among the largest in the past 40 years, is providing the arid West and much of Nevada with a respite from prolonged drought. … [Read more...]
Heavy snow and rain fell across Nevada this month. Are we still in a drought?
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent Over the past few weeks, storm after storm has rolled through the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Great Basin, dropping much-needed rain and heavy snow from Reno to Elko. But despite all the welcome precipitation, the state still faces drought conditions after back-to-back dry years. As with much of California and the West, … [Read more...]
White Christmas in Sparks? After major storm in Sierras, more snow is on the way
After an unusually warm November, the temperatures dropped quickly and winter came through the Northern Nevada region in full force, bringing the Sierra Nevada around nine feet of snow in five days. By December 18 mostly all of Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts were open, and visitors started coming up to the Tahoe basin in droves. Even this past Monday, cars were parked on both sides … [Read more...]
Summer Snow in Sierra; High Winds Damage Plane Near Reno
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A strong Sierra cold front packing winds gusting up to 50 mph (80 kph) dropped the first snow of the season Monday in the mountains along the California-Nevada line and damaged a small airplane that was blown off the runway at an airport north of Reno. California transportation officials posted a photo on the Caltrans District 3 … [Read more...]