The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves…
The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves across California were not enough to reverse the damage. California’s water officials gathered at Philips Station near Lake Tahoe on April 1 to measure what is typically the winter’s peak snowpack. Instead, they found only thin, patchy snow and no measurable snow, marking the second-lowest April 1 snowpack in 75 years. At the Phillips Station snow survey site, much of the field had been reduced to wet, matted grass. From the remaining patchy snow, the Department of Water Resources officials were not able to obtain any measurable snowpack using their survey pole. The devastating final snow survey of the season at Phillips Station aligned with a broader snow drought trend across the state, with the statewide snowpack remaining far below average at 18%. To read more, check out https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article315172726.html. ✍️: Chaewon Chung 📸: David Caraccio, DWR #weather #environment #california #snow #water #news #laketahoe
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