Hard-hit California prepares for additional snowfall; the Sierras will shortly reach new records

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March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California: Following a series of winter storms, residents lined up outside the neighborhood grocery store to get donated food. The business was seriously damaged when its roof collapsed under the weight of many feet of snow.

The Sierra Nevada mountains are just 4 inches from setting a new snowfall record.

The Sierra Nevada mountains in hard-hit California are still receiving heavy snowfall and are just a few inches short of setting a new record.

This past weekend, the Sierras experienced a rapid 38-inch snowfall that totaled 47.5 feet in just 24 hours. In the winter of 2016–2017, the most recent record was set.

In the mountains west of Los Angeles, where folks are still cleaning up after more than 100 inches of snow fell over a week ago, light snow also fell this weekend.

People transport donated food on March 3, 2023 in Crestline, California, following a series of winter storms that dumped a significant amount of snow in the Southern California San Bernardino Mountains.

According to the governor’s office, workers in San Bernardino County have cleared about 2,270 Olympic-size swimming pools’ worth of snow from county highways, or more than 7.2 million cubic yards.

In the Sierra Nevada mountains on Monday, there is a current avalanche warning.

Tuesday into Wednesday, another storm is forecast to deliver fresh snow to Northern California and the Sierras, although this system is not anticipated to be significant.

Northern California is anticipated to experience the next significant storm for California at the end of the week.

The atmospheric river will dump a lot of rain on the San Francisco region and add another five feet of snow to the Sierras.