The Truckee River flows are up again through Reno, right?  So that water is going to Pryamid Lake, you’re thinking?  Of course, those giant cutthroat trout that folks try to catch at Pyramid Lake are getting the benefit of the water finally flowing in the river? In reality, as the river comes up, the Truckee River is tapped Continue Reading »

As I write this, it is raining from Monterey, CA to Redding, CA.  Rain has moved into the northern Sierra and even sprinkles of rain with strong winds in Reno.  It is 58º F, too, so it is likely to be raining in the mountains rather than snowing.   Has the weather shifted to a Continue Reading »

The warm and wet storm of the past 3 days has reversed Tahoe’s water decline – at least for now.  Tahoe has risen over an inch with an upward trend and now stands 4.8″ below its rim (12/4/14).  Still no water will flow into the Truckee River from the Lake, but it is better than a continual Continue Reading »

The first ‘winter’ storm came in on Nevada’s Sesquicentennial Celebration on the evening of October 31 and was pretty much gone by the afternoon on November 1.  I was watching to see if there was a marked change in the elevation of Lake Tahoe indicating that the storm brought significant rain or snow to the Tahoe Continue Reading »

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1111 AM PDT THU OCT 30 2014 …FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON FOR HALLOWEEN… .AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS STORM IS HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH Continue Reading »