Here’s how much rain, snow fell in Northern California during this week’s major storm
The major storm that pounded Northern California this week dropped a total of 3.74 inches of rain on Sacramento over five days, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
The precipitation report, issued Friday morning, indicated that the storm drenched the valley floor with rain. Folsom received more than 3 inches. Galt on the south end of Sacramento County had 2.8 inches of rain and Rio Linda on the north end had 1.22 inches of rain.
Winters received the most precipitation in Yolo County with 3.56 inches, Auburn in Placer County had more than 4 inches as did Placerville in El Dorado County, according to the weather service report.
Modesto in Stanislaus County received more than 4 inches of rain in the past five days, and some areas of Stockton in San Joaquin County had slightly more than 3 inches by Friday morning. The Stockton Airport had 2.46 inches of rain.
This week’s atmospheric storm also dumped a lot of snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains over the past five days, including a total of 79 inches at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, 51 inches at Heavenly Mountain Resort, 75 inches at Soda Springs Mountain Resort, 82 inches at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort and 88 inches at Dodge Ridge Ski Resort, according to the weather service.
Over the past 72-hours alone, some parts of the Sierra Nevada received 6 feet of snow or more, weather service officials estimated Friday. More than 8 feet of snow fell in some isolated mountain areas.
Traffic came to a standstill Thursday as snow-related vehicle spinouts closed roads over the Sierra mountain passes. On Friday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol in Truckee announced that chain controls on vehicles had been lifted on I-80 in both directions over Donner Summit. CHP officials in Placerville on Friday afternoon said chain controls on Highway 50 were changing quickly and asked drivers to check Caltrans QuickMap online to follow up-to-the-minute updates.
The weather service on Friday forecast a mild weekend, with moderate valley rain and heavy mountain snow possible early next week. Forecasters expected a high temperature in the mid-50s in Sacramento with a slight chance of rain developing Saturday night around 10 p.m. or later. Rain will likely return to the area late Sunday or early Monday morning and continue most of the day, according to the weather service.
This story was originally published January 29, 2021 at 1:29 PM.
